Coronavirus live news: three more Welsh counties face local lockdowns; concern over clusters at French schools

Neath Port Talbot, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan face further measures; Le Monde reports32% of outbreaks in France found in schools or universitiesRegular ‘circuit breaker’ lockdowns ‘could help control Covid’Minister refuses to guarantee students will be home for ChristmasBoris Johnson faces revolt over forcing through Covid measuresAustralia: ‘We should not pretend everybody is suffering equally’See all our coronavirus coverage2.50pmBSTInMarseille,a coronavirus hotspot, the city ’s top flight football team has been given a government order to play behind closed doors. InGermany, a six-week run with fans is a trial period, while theItalian government hopes to increase the number of fans inSerie A stadiums soon. It ’s football, but not as we know it.Writers for Guardian Sporthave been taking a look at what is allowed in mainland Europe ’s major leagues and selected other countries amid the coronavirus crisisRelated:From Rome to Rio: where fans are back in stadiums and where they are barred2.19pmBSTTheWelsh government has imposed a fresh local lockdown in three more counties.Neath Port Talbot, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan will have tighter restrictions from 6pm on Monday.This is not a regional lockdown - this is a series of local restrictions in each local authority area to respond to a specific rise in cases in each area, which have distinct and unique chains of transmission.“In some places, such as Caerphilly and Newport, we have seen really positive...
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