EU recommends travel restrictions on US tourists; new variant ‘found in South Africa’ – as it happened

Six countries removed from EU ‘white list’ of countries with restriction-free travel;South African scientists trying to establish potency of ‘new variant’Philippines has 22,366 new casesEurope has registered around 1.3 million Covid deaths to dateNew Zealand ’s largest city has curbs extended by two weeksGlobal trade recovery starting to wane as Asian cases flareUS states have sharp rise in fatalitiesSydney nurses increase sedation of patients to ease workloadSee all our coronavirus coverage7.01pmBSTThat ’s all from me,Alex Mistlin, today. Hope it ’s been a good one wherever you are. Bye!6.56pmBSTThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said no deaths had been reported in young adults after a rare heart inflammation known as myocarditis, reports Reuters.Myocarditis is a known side-effect of Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, although studies show Covid poses a higher risk of the condition than vaccines for the disease.Continue reading...
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