Latest updates: first vaccine doses administered across Europe; Germany rollout delayed after potential irregularities in cooling of Pfizer shot * Putin to receive Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine against Covid * EU launches mass Covid-19 vaccination as new variant spreads * Anger over late start to Europe vaccine rollout * UK scientists call for nationwide lockdown after spread of variant * See all our coronavirus coverage 3.22pm GMT Police in MANCHESTER said officers issued two £1,000 finesand arrested a man today after around 100 people were found gathering in empty flats in the Shudehill area of the city. Officers were called at around 4.20am on Sunday to reports of a large gathering and loud music at the flats. There is no denying the blatant breach of Covid legislation that took place here last night, and enquiries are ongoing to ensure the organisers of this gathering are held accountable for their unacceptable actions. It is clear that the people at this gathering weren’t just people from Manchester but from across the North West, and it not only disregards the rules there to protect public health but also undermines the whole spirit of us all needing to be in this together to battle the ongoing risk of coronavirus. 3.01pm GMT Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of GREECE, has tweeted video of him getting the vaccine (see earlier). He said: Today we are all smiling under our masks, as the difficult task of mass vaccination of the Greek population against Covid-19 begins in our country Σήμερα είναι μια σπουδαία ημέρα για την επιστήμη και μια σπουδαία ημέρα για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Πιστεύω ότι σήμερα όλοι χαμογελάμε κάτω από τις μάσκες μας, καθώς ξεκινάει και στην πατρίδα μας το δύσκολο εγχείρημα του μαζικού εμβολιασμού του ελληνικού πληθυσμού κατά του COVID19. pic.twitter.com/Z7nsuTq7mO Continue reading...
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