Here are the latest developments in the global coronavirus pandemic:

• The official number of deaths from Covid-19 in the UK on Friday was 40,261, which is 357 higher than Thursday.

• The 'R' number crept up on Friday, currently averaging between 0.7 and 0.9 as of data available on June 5.

• New data estimates the 'R' number for the North-East and North Yorkshire currently stands at 0.89, previously the highest in the UK.

• The new highest region in the UK is the North-West which has an estimated 'R' number of 1.01 - the rate where, on average every person who is infected will infect 1 other person.

• The North-East still has UK’s highest coronavirus death rate with Public Health England figures showing the region has seen an average of 78 deaths per 100,000 people.

• Data recorded between January 30, 2020 and June 3, 2020, shows a total of 2,082 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in our region.

• Health Secretary Matt Hancock has urged people not to take part in mass demonstrations over the weekend in breach of lockdown rules. Protests are expected to take place across the country, including in Durham, in response to the death of George Floyd in America.

• Mr Hancock also told the daily briefing the Government was upgrading the guidance to ensure that "even as the virus comes under control" hospitals can be a place of "care and of safety". Visitors and outpatients will need to wear face coverings and all hospital staff will be required to wear surgical masks in England from June 15.

• Professor Anthony Costello, a former director at the World Health Organisation, said the evidence that wearing masks prevented transmission of coronavirus was "not very strong" but stated that he would choose to wear one when using public transport.

• Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he decided not to ask all Transport for London (TFL) users to wear face coverings before it became Government policy to ensure "message clarity". The new rules come into force on June 15, but Mr Khan said he had been lobbying the Government to implement the face covering rule for the last two months.

• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said wearing a face covering is not as important as washing your hands or social distancing for preventing the spread of Covid-19. Mr Shapps compared the new face coverings rule on public transport to the alcohol ban introduced on Transport for London a decade ago.

• Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband said the coronavirus pandemic could give fresh impetus to creating more green jobs.

• Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways' parent company IAG, told Sky News that the incoming quarantine rule "has in effect torpedoed our opportunity to get flying in July".

• A total of 2,409 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by 14 from 2,395 on Thursday, Nicola Sturgeon said. Speaking at the Scottish Government's coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, the First Minister said 15,582 people have tested positive for the virus across Scotland, up by 29 from 15,553 previous day.

• Downing Street has said the NHS Covid-19 symptoms tracking app, which had been due to be rolled out in mid-May, would be made available to the public in the "coming weeks". Downing Street confirmed police would have to abide by the requirements of the test and trace system. It comes after reports forces are intending to carry out their own track and trace processes if officers tested positive for coronavirus.

• A total of 220,057 tests for coronavirus were carried out in the 24 hours up to 9am on Friday, Downing Street confirmed. Out of those, 96,474 were conducted via home testing kits while 40,385 were antibody tests.

• The available capacity for testing was 220,213.

• A total of 194,467 antibody tests have been carried out on NHS staff so far, although Downing Street said it was still to determine the most "appropriate means" for supplying more information about the results.