Biden will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office; Italy approves Christmas restrictions; Iran’s cases top 1m
- US logs a record 3,157 coronavirus deaths in one day
- European and US experts question UK’s fast-track of vaccine
- Public trust vital for Covid-19 vaccine programmes says WHO
- Swedes’ support for anti-lockdown stance slips amid rising deaths
- Cyberspies target Covid vaccine ‘cold chain’ distribution network
How is everyone’s December going?
I enjoy walking my dog, listening to Phoebe Bridgers sing about Christmas, and weeping in public
Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic with me, Helen Sullivan.
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