While much attention has been focused on the NHS' ability to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, there are continuing fears that people with non Covid-19 health concerns are putting off seeking treatment. Now, three think tanks have warned it could take many months to restore health services disrupted by the pandemic. According to  the Nuffield Trust, King's Fund and Health Foundation, hospital staff are exhausted from having to fight coronavirus, while facilities will also need deep cleaning and stocks of personal protective equipment replenishing - and that will take time. And while that's going on, the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 will remain. 

One tool which could help restart the country after coronavirus is an effective test to determine who has had the disease - and potentially gained some immunity. Public Health England (PHE) has now approved one such test , developed by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche. While previous tests lacked reliability, PHE says this is the first one to offer serious potential. Even if the test works and is accurate, there are still some questions over how much immunity has been gained by those who have had the disease and recovered. BBC health editor Hugh Pym says it's hoped a test combined with immunity will help more people get back to work.

The question of when we will be able to see our families again was raised at Wednesday afternoon's Downing Street coronavirus briefing. While accepting that being able to meet up with relatives would be an important mental health boost, Dr Jenny Harries - the deputy chief medical officer for England - said finding a way to do so that was fair was "complicated" . While two people from different households in England could now meet in a park, Dr Harries said family gatherings would effectively constitute a large gathering, which remains banned under anti-pandemic restrictions.

One idea that has been floated is that people might nominate "bubbles" made up of family and/or friends with whom they could have social contact. Find out more about that idea here. And while some of the lockdown rules in England have changed, some remain, and vary across the nations of the UK - there's more on that here. 

While scientists continue to search for an effective vaccine against coronavirus, a leading figure at the World Health Organization has warned it "may never go away". Dr Mike Ryan told reporters on Wednesday that no-one could predict when the coronavirus would disappear. He compared it with HIV, which he said had not gone away but the world had come to terms with it.

More cases are emerging of a rare disease affecting children which is linked to coronavirus. Doctors say the new phenomenon - similar to toxic shock syndrome - is likely to be related to the build-up of antibodies in response to an infection. While the condition is "exceptionally rare", 100 UK children have been affected - with some having to be treated in intensive care. Three-year-old Harley developed symptoms associated with the syndrome - you can read his story here.

Elsewhere, children in Denmark have been back at school for a month now. It is the first country in Europe to reopen classrooms, and the pupils are having to adapt to changes to their daily routine. Jean Mackenzie has spent the day at a school finding out how it works.

Our coronavirus live page is up and running, providing the latest updates throughout the day from across the world.

With the lifting of some restrictions in England, but not in the same way across the whole of the UK, our specialist reporters have been looking at what has changed. With the English housing market released from lockdown, we look at how buying and selling properties will work during a pandemic. Does the fact that people in England can travel for exercise mean that summer holidays are back on? I won't spoil it for you - but the answer is here . And it's the job of the police to enforce the anti-pandemic restrictions across the UK. But what can they do to make sure everyone sticks to the rules?

While some papers herald the approval of a new Covid-19 antibody test, a range of coronavirus-related stories lead Thursday's papers. The Guardian and Metro focus on the continuing row between the prime minister and Labour leader over how many care home residents have died with the disease and what official advice was given to the people looking after them. Elsewhere, the Daily Express says the Treasury is set to lose £130bn in tax revenues, amid a "recession to end all recessions". The Times says Conservative MPs are warning the chancellor not to raise taxes to pay off the cost of the virus, with one suggesting the debt should be treated like wartime costs and repaid over many decades. The Sun reports that England footballer Dele Alli was beaten and robbed in his home by two knifemen who took watches and jewellery. Read about this, and more, in our paper review.

From elsewhere

More or Less on BBC Radio 4 has taken its slide rule to the R value - one of the most important numbers of the coronavirus pandemic. But what is it, and how is it estimated? The programme also examines whether vitamin D is an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19.

They may not be staying up all night gaming, or refusing to listen to their parents, but a study has suggested that dogs going through puberty are harder to train. According to researchers in the UK, dogs in adolescence took longer to respond to the "sit" command even if they knew how to do it.  Fortunately, the teenage dog phase doesn't last forever and the pets become more obedient once they pass puberty.