Coronavirus latest: US death toll passes 10,000

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is moved to intensive careDeaths of COVID-19 in the US are now approaching 11,000 China records no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since January Recap: Johnson in intensive care and all Monday's main developments Updates in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC/GMT) 11:27 Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is expected to consult scientists on Tuesday about ways to safely end the month-long lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed over 16,000 people in the southern European nation. His virtual conference with the government’s scientific committee comes just one week before Italy’s closure of most businesses and factories was initially set to be lifted. However, an imminent lifting of restrictions is unlikely, as health officials warn that a recent decline in the number of reported cases only occurred because of the lockdown measures. Italy has over 130,000 reported cases of coronavirus, with a death toll of 16,523. 11:08 There are direct links between anti-Semitism and the spread of coronavirus, according to German anti-Semitism commissioner Felix Klein. "Conspiracy theories are booming in times of crisis," said Klein at a presentation of a government research program on anti-Semitism. The new project, which has received funding of €12 million ($13 million), was set up to "tackle anti-Semitism with science," Research and Education Minister Anja Karliczek said. Klein believes that the current spread of anti-Semitism as a result of the coronavirus crisis underscores the relevance of the project. "The greater people's uncertainty, the more likely they are to turn to such scapegoat theories," he said, citing false claims that the pandemic is a result of a failed biological weapons test made by the Israeli secret service. "In recent weeks, right-wing radicals have increasingly tried to instrumentalize the coronavirus crisis for their own ends," he added.