US lifts ban for vaccinated UK and EU passengers; Covid has killed more than 675,000 Americans as average daily deaths reach levels last seen in March
- Covid-19 has now killed as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu pandemic
- US to lift travel ban for vaccinated passengers from UK and most of EU
- Boris Johnson refuses to rule out UK Christmas Covid disruption
- Anti-vax radio shows reach millions in US while stars die of Covid
- New Zealand returnees frustrated as quarantine waiting list hits 30,000
Coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in England in August, the Office for National Statistics has said.
It marks a big jump from July, when it was the ninth leading cause of death, and is the highest ranking for Covid-19 since March, when it was also the third leading cause.
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