Head of the European Commission warns EU hospitals ‘at risk of being overwhelmed’ by Covid; Greece brings in regional lockdowns; French PM lays out details of new France lockdown.
- White House taskforce warns of ‘unrelenting’ Covid spread
- Angela Merkel heckled by German MPs over lockdown
- France: children aged six and over to wear masks in school
- Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic infection
- Large China outbreak linked to Xinjiang forced labour
12.15am GMT
23 October was the first time over the course of the pandemic that the world added half a million coronavirus cases in a single day, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. That total, a record at the time, was 506,713.
In the week since then, we have globally reported more than 500,000 cases in 24 hours two more times, with 525,164 on 26 october and the latest case data again breaking the record, with over 530,581 in a single day.
11.55pm GMT
It’s always lovely to hear from you on Twitter – let me know what life is like amid the pandemic at the moment where you live.
In much of Australia, where I am based, things are close to “Covid normal”, which is of course particularly jarring this week as much of Europe returns to or considers lockdowns, and the US breaks its daily case records from earlier in the year.
L’exode de Paris pic.twitter.com/9Ue2QzovMJ
Continue reading…Head of the European Commission warns EU hospitals ‘at risk of being overwhelmed’ by Covid; Greece brings in regional lockdowns; French PM lays out details of new France lockdown.White House taskforce warns of ‘unrelenting’ Covid spreadAngela Merkel heckled by German MPs over lockdownFrance: children aged six and over to wear masks in schoolTaiwan marks 200 days without domestic infectionLarge China outbreak linked to Xinjiang forced labour 12.15am GMT23 October was the first time over the course of the pandemic that the world added half a million coronavirus cases in a single day, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. That total, a record at the time, was 506,713. In the week since then, we have globally reported more than 500,000 cases in 24 hours two more times, with 525,164 on 26 october and the latest case data again breaking the record, with over 530,581 in a single day. 11.55pm GMTIt’s always lovely to hear from you on Twitter – let me know what life is like amid the pandemic at the moment where you live. In much of Australia, where I am based, things are close to “Covid normal”, which is of course particularly jarring this week as much of Europe returns to or considers lockdowns, and the US breaks its daily case records from earlier in the year. L’exode de Paris pic.twitter.com/9Ue2QzovMJ Continue reading…