Coronavirus live news: Europe passes 10m cases, Australian cases rise amid border fight

England lockdown expected early next week;US passes 9m infections; New South Wales records four new infections, Victoria one. Follow the latest:Belgium facing new lockdown as Germany takes in patientsEuropeans seek ways to ride out Covid winter‘An operational tsunami’: preparing for a winter surge of CovidParis sees record traffic jams before lockdownSee all our coronavirus coverage2.40amGMTOffice workers in the Australian city ofMelbourne may return to their workplaces before Christmas as Victoria ’s Covid-19 numbers remain low.The state on Saturday reported one new case of coronavirus in a hospital patient, but health authorities think it could be a “false positive”.2.12amGMTTheAustralian state ofQueensland has recorded no new Covid-19 cases on state election day and notched 50 days since its last locally acquired infection.AAP reports that the continued good news comes a day after premier Annastacia Palaszczuk ’s decision to leave Sydney on the state’s border blacklist was condemned by Qantas boss Alan Joyce and NSW counterpart Gladys Berejiklian.Continue reading...
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