Coronavirus live news: Czech Republic shuts shops to curb Europe’s fastest growth in cases; record deaths in Russia

Czech Republic limits movement to essential trips only; Russia nears 25,000 Covid deaths; US death toll might be ‘underascertained’300,000 excess US deaths recorded as Cathay Pacific cuts 5,900 jobsSpain poised to become first European country with over 1m casesNew Zealand records 25 Covid cases amid arrival of foreign fishing crewsUK coronavirus updates – live 3.02pm BST Lombardy, the Italian region hardest hit in the coronavirus first wave, has registered a record of 4,126 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the beginning of the pandemic. Some 36,416 swabs were taken, another new record. The previous record in new infections dates back to 21 March with 3,251 cases, but with a much lower number of swabs. It’s necessary to say how things are. The curve is rising. The effort of each one of us is needed. It is necessary to raise the level of attention. We are working day and night to avoid a lockdown. We must bring down the curve. 2.44pm BST European Union leaders will hold a video-conference next week to discuss how to better cooperate against the Covid-19 pandemic as infections rise, two EU officials told Reuters on Wednesday.The video-conference, to be held on 29 October, will be the first of a series of regular discussions that EU leaders have committed to hold, to tackle the pandemic. Continue reading…
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