Coronavirus live news: 4,618 new cases and 52 more deaths in UK; Irish regulator hopes to lift AstraZeneca vaccine pause

Prof Karina Butler saysIrish health authority recommendation afterunproven reports of blood clotting is down to‘an abundance of caution’Full report: Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot concernsThird Covid wave sweeps across EU and forces new restrictionsEngland ’s vaccine strategy ‘will unravel unless inequalities addressed’WHO scientist who spoke out about Italy ’s handling of crisis resigns‘Masking works’: Austin fights back as Texas loosens restrictions4.16pmGMTItaly reported 264 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, the health ministry has said, against 207 the week before.A further 21,315 daily cases were registered, Reuters reports – an increase from 20,724 last Sunday.4.03pmGMTThere have been a further 4,618 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in theUK, according to government data – compared with 5,177 cases last Sunday.A cumulative total of 4,258,438 people have tested positive since the pandemic began.Continue reading...
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