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summary of today's developments so far
- Bangladesh’s health minister said the country has secured an additional 17.5m vaccine doses, amid record coronavirus deaths and over a million cases. The country, which has a population of 169 million, has been under strict lockdown for two weeks with troops on the streets to stop people going outdoors.
- A fifth of staff could be absent from one NHS trust in England within three weeks from now, NHS Providers has warned, due in part to staff having to self-isolate amid rising coronavirus infections.
- Scotland has recorded seven new deaths and 2,190 new cases. The latest figures from the Scottish government show the daily test positivity rate is at 9% with 435 people in hospital.
- Police have urged England fans without tickets for the Euro 2020 final on Sunday not to travel to London as cases continue to rise in the capital and across the UK. The force also asked football fans not to congregate in large groups amid the spread of the Delta variant.
- Thailand has reported a record daily figure of 91 coronavirus deaths and 9,326 new cases. The majority of the deaths were in the capital, which also recorded 3,191 of Saturday’s cases.
- The European Union has delivered enough coronavirus vaccines for at least 70% of adults, the European Commission president announced. Ursula von der Leyen said about 500m doses would be distributed across member states by tomorrow.
- Russia reported a record 752 coronavirus deaths – the most in a single day since the start of the pandemic – and 25,082 new cases. The new figures bring the country’s overall case total to 5,758,300.
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