Brazil's daily virus death toll hits record high
- The number of people in Brazil who have died with Covid-19 jumps by 1,179 - a daily record
- The country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has downplayed the risks of the virus
- Brazil has the third highest number of infections worldwide, behind Russia and the US
- The World Bank warns 60m more people could be pushed into "extreme poverty"
- Venezuela launches legal battle to access $1bn of gold stored at the Bank of England
- Singapore announces limited easing of lockdown rules from 2 June onwards
- There have been 4.9m confirmed cases worldwide, with almost 325,000 deaths
Bruno Covas said the city's public hospitals had reached 90% capacity and could run out of space in two weeks.
He accused those who flouted lockdown rules of playing "Russian roulette" with people's lives.
São Paulo is one of the country's worst-hit regions, with almost 3,000 deaths so far.
Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has been strongly criticised both at home and abroad for his handling of the country's escalating coronavirus crisis.
He defied global health advice on social distancing on Sunday when he posed for photographs with supporters and children in the capital, BrasÃlia.
On Saturday, Brazil overtook Spain and Italy to become the country with the fourth-largest number of infections.
The health ministry reported 7,938 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total above 241,000. Only the US, Russia and the UK have higher numbers.
The death toll in Brazil over 24 hours was 485, meaning that the total number of deaths is 16,118 - the world's sixth-highest figure.
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