Coronavirus live news: France confirms 6,544 new infections; Spain reports 3,168 new daily cases

Latest figures bring France ’stotal cases to 335,524 and Spain ’s to534,513; concerns over spread of virusin Greek migrant camps‘Not a game’: Europe pleads with young people to halt Covid spreadBrazil ’s ex-president Lula condemns Bolsonaro over CovidUS: death rate among African Americans and Latinos rising sharplyTour de France race director tests positiveTokyo Olympics must be held at ‘any cost’, says Japanese minister11.10pmBSTThe Welsh government has added three more Greek islands to its quarantine list just hours before restrictions come into force.From 4am on Wednesday, travellers arriving in Wales fromSantorini, Serifos and Tinos will have to self-isolate for 14 days.11.02pmBSTAstraZeneca has put a hold on the late-stage trial of its highly-anticipated Covid-19 vaccine candidate after a suspected serious adverse reaction in a study participant in the UK,health news website Stat News has reported.It quoted an AstraZeneca spokesperson as saying in a statement that the “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data”.Continue reading...
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