Coronavirus live news: France second wave likely ‘harder and more deadly’ says Macron; global daily cases pass 500,000
France reimposes national lockdown; Germany imposes drastic curbs; Italy sets daily infection record. Follow latest updates
- Germany to bring in new rules after record surge in cases
- EU leaders urged to aid transfer of patients between countries
- US adds nearly 500,000 cases in a week; Europe faces more lockdowns
One of the last coronavirus-free sanctuaries in the world has been breached, with the US military importing two cases of Covid-19 into the remote Marshall Islands.
The Marshalls had been one of the last nations on Earth – most of which are in the Pacific – without a single confirmed case of Covid-19.
Related: Remote Marshall Islands records its first coronavirus cases
A generation of babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic may be at risk because they and their parents are not being fully supported by health visitors in the weeks and months after birth, a coalition of children’s charities has said.
The NSPCC and nine other early-years charities say restrictions to the service and redeployment of health visitors could mean thousands of families do not receive checks they are entitled to.
Related: Covid pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk, charities say
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