Coronavirus live news: Swedish royals self-isolating after positive test; Germany extends partial lockdown

Sweden ’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia ‘have light flu symptoms’;Merkel warns restrictions may last until next year;Ukraine reports record daily case riseSicily asks Cuba to send medics as Italy fights second Covid waveChristmas and Covid: is mixing households a good idea?Germany to decide next round of Covid restrictionsSee all our coronavirus coverage1.23pmGMTAs the coronavirus leaves many people housebound and many Americans sit to feast for Thanksgiving, the World Health Organization says people need to get more active, insisting that up to 5 million deaths worldwide could be avoided each year if people would run, walk and simply move more.The UN health agency, launching updated guidelines on sedentary behaviour, is pointing to figures that one in four adults — and four in five adolescents — don’t get enough physical activity, a situation that’s complicated by the Covid-19 crisis that has shut up many people indoors.1.01pmGMTFrench winter sports resorts are free to open for the Christmas holiday season, the prime minister, Jean Castex, said on Thursday, but ski lifts will have to remain shut.President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that coronavirus risks made it “impossible” to allow winter sports to resume quickly, adding he hoped restrictions could be lifted in January.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Marsh (now) and Matthew Weaver and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news Europe UK news US news Asia Pacific Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news