Czech Republic previously hailed for its success; German plan comes at start of cold season; more than one in five Covid deaths globally is in US * Trump health official says ‘biology independent of politics’ as US nears 200,000 deaths * Taj Mahal reopens as coronavirus cases continue to rise in India * UK could see 200 deaths a day by November, warns chief medical officer * UK coronavirus updates – live 12.32pm BST CZECH prime minister Andrej Babis nominated a top epidemiologist to become health minister on Monday after the previous minister quit over a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections. Roman Prymula, who helped lead the central European country’s response to the initial coronavirus outbreak in March, will replace Adam Vojtech, who quit on Monday after criticism over the surge in new cases following an easing of restrictions. 12.27pm BST GREECE’S government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old one burned down. Speaking during a regular briefing Monday, Stelios Petsas said 7,064 people who entered the new camp at Kara Tepe had been tested, and 243 of them were found positive. Continue reading...
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