Coronavirus live news: England begins lockdown as Russia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland see record case rises

Latvia and Estonia also confirmrecord one-day infections;Cyprus introducesnight-time curfew; England ’slockdown beginsDenmark plans to cull 15m mink over Covid mutation fearsChina bans non-Chinese arrivals from UK as England enters lockdownUS sets record for daily new cases average one day after electionRussia, Poland, Austria, Switzerland see record daily casesUK coronavirus updates – live9.48amGMTThe patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church has been hospitalized after testing positive for the new coronavirus, days after leading prayers at a large public funeral for the head of the church in Montenegro, who died after contracting the virus.AP reports that the Serbian Orthodox Church said late on Wednesday that the 90-year-old Patriarch Irinej was hospitalized, but has no symptoms and is in “excellent general condition.”9.39amGMTMore onNorway’s new restrictions from Erna Solberg, who told the country’s parliament as she announced them: “We now see a sharp increase in the number of people testing positive. The situation is very serious, and ... we don’t have time to wait and see if the measures we introduced last week are enough. ”Last week, Norway tightened restrictions on gatherings and foreign workers entering the country after a rise in coronavirus infections.Continue reading...
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