Further 38 departments have curfew measures imposed on them in France; Italy breaks cases record for second day in a row; Portugal imposes partial lockdown on three northern municipalities * Belgium’s deputy PM in intensive care with coronavirus * Number of US states seeing record one-day deaths rises to six * Spain is first western European country to pass 1m cases * UK coronavirus – live updates * See all our coronavirus coverage 5.05pm BST The UK transport secretary GRANT SHAPPS has announced that the CANARY ISLANDS, the MALDIVES, DENMARK and the Greek island of MYKONOS have been added to ENGLAND’S travel corridor list. Effective from 4am on 25 October (this Sunday), travellers coming into England from these destinations will no longer need to self-isolate for 14 days. UPDATE: Following an assessment of the latest data, the Canaries, the Maldives, Denmark and Mykonos have been ADDED to the #TravelCorridors list. From 4am on Sunday 25th Oct, you will no longer need to self-isolate if you arrive from those destinations. pic.twitter.com/vVF40XKS2t The latest data indicates we need to remove Liechtenstein from the Travel Corridors list. From 4am on Sunday the 25th October, you will need to self-isolate if you arrive from there. 4.30pm BST The French prime minister JEAN CASTEX has announced that Covid-19 curfew measures will be extended to a further 38 departments for six weeks because of the rapid spread of the virus across the country. “The second wave is here” and “the situation is grave”, Castex told a news conference as he announced the curfew would now affect 46 million people - two-thirds of the French population - and would include some overseas territories. A second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is now under way in France and Europe. The situation is very serious. The coming weeks will be hard and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Continue reading...
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