Coronavirus live: 4.3m people in the UK had Covid last week; Switzerland cuts isolation to five days

Official estimates show Covid infections continued to rise in all four UK nations; Fears wave of Covid infections could threaten Swiss economy‘VIP lane’ to award PPE contracts in UK unlawful, high court rulesCovid boosters not viable strategy against n…

Covid live: people in Scotland urged to cancel Christmas parties; UK reports another 50,867 cases and 148 deaths

People and businesses in Scotland been urged not to go ahead with parties; UK daily case tally remains above 50,000South African Covid cases up 255% in a week as Omicron spreadsStricter measures than plan B may be needed to stop Omicron in UKItalian w…

Covid live: Czech Republic to ban unvaccinated from public events; high cases in Austria, Germany and Hungary

Czech restrictions come after record infections; Austria exceeds 14,000 new cases; Germany has 52,826 new cases; Hungary reports 10,265 infectionsEasing of New Zealand rules could lead to summer crisis, experts warnFauci: US can get Covid under control…

Covid live: Germany reports record 50,000 new cases; Dutch experts recommend lockdown amid record cases

Robert Koch Institute records 50,196 new cases of coronavirus in Germany; Netherlands would have western Europe’s first lockdown since the summerGerman chancellor-in-waiting pushes new measures to fight rising casesMorgues fill up in Romania and Bulgar…