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Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools are allowed to reopen from today after being forced to close in March. People will be able to work out with strict hygiene and social distancing measures in place.

Earlier this month, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced that gyms and leisure centres will be able to reopen from July 25.

The latest relaxation of lockdown measures comes as the UK has confirmed a total of 45,677 coronavirus deaths and 297,914 cases, according to the Government’s latest figures.

Boris Johnson has promised a crackdown on obesity in Britain, which is a risk factor when he comes to coronavirus.

The Prime Minister also revealed he had lost more than a stone since his fight against the deadly virus.

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7.40am update: China reports 34 further coronavirus cases

Mainland China has recorded 34 new coronavirus cases, the National Health Commission has said.

Of these, 20 were in the far western region of Xinjiang, nine were in the northeastern province of Liaoning and the remaining five were imported cases.

China also reported 74 new asymptomatic cases.

The country has confirmed a total of 83,784 coronavirus cases and 4,634 deaths.

7.25am update: Germany coronavirus cases up 781

Germany has reported a further 781 coronavirus infections taking the total number of confirmed cases to 204,964.

The country’s death toll rose by 7 to 9,118, according to the latest data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.

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