Coronavirus live: UK records 214 deaths; Latvia allows businesses to sack unvaccinated workers

UK government ’s latest Covid case figures show 37, 269 people tested positive;only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75%Europe once again at centre of Covid pandemic, says WHOUK first country to approval oral antiviral pill to treat CovidCovid infections in England double in over-65s over past monthBill Gates calls for huge global effort to prepare for future pandemicsSee all our coronavirus coverageHere ’s a reminder of the latest picture of case numbers across Europe. You can see the surge of cases in the east of the continent, but also a concerning change of colour from recent days forGermany andDenmark, asBelgium and theNetherlands seem to be in the foothills of their next Covid wave. The prevalence of cases per 1 million people inIreland and in theUK has dipped slightly.TheLesotho government ’s plans to implement a Covid passport system this week are being undermined by widespread fraud involving certificates being sold to unvaccinated people.Continue reading...
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