Coronavirus live news: Trump in hospital; more Republicans test positive; Melbourne cluster grows

World Health Organization gives green light to second test that givesresults in up to 30 minutesScramble under way in Washington to trace spread of Covid among US leadershipJoe Biden and his wife test negative for coronavirusUS coronavirus updates – liveAustralia-New Zealand travel bubble to partially open3.53amBSTTwitter has said that tweets wishing for Donald Trump ’s death in the wake of the president’s diagnosis with Covid-19 violate its policies and could result in suspension.The social media platformconfirmed in a tweet Friday that doing so violates Twitter ’s “Abusive Behavior policy”, which prohibits tweets “wishing or hoping serious harm on a person or group of people”.“Tweets that wish or hope for death, serious bodily harm or fatal disease against anyone are not allowed and will need to be removed,” the company said in a tweet. A spokesman told the Guardian this policy has been in place since April and applies to all users, not just Trump.Related:Tweets wishing for Trump's death violate Twitter policy, company says3.31amBSTA mass roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine inBritain could be finished in as little as three months, the Times reports, citing government scientists.Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope regulators approve it before the beginning of 2021, the newspaper says.Continue reading...
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