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Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Coronavirus live: Greece cases rise sharply after weeks of declining numbers; new measures in Catalonia

Greece reports 1,797 new daily cases more than twice the 801 cases reported on Monday; curbs on nightlife in Catalonia to reduce impact of virus on young * Crackdown on ‘vaccine sommeliers’ as Covid pandemic grips Brazil * Tokyo Olympics: attendance to be slashed at opening ceremony * Germany to ease Covid restrictions for UK travellers from Wednesday * Covid cases ‘could soon rise above 100,000 a day’ in England * See all our coronavirus coverage 5.55pm BST The BBC reports that attacks on healthcare workers in India have been highlighting during the pandemic, they were already happening with troubling regularity. “I thought I wouldn’t survive,” said Dr Seuj Kumar Senapati, who was working for just the second day at a Covid care centre in Hojai district, in north-eastern India when he was attacked. “My clothes were torn, my gold chain was snatched and my mobile phone and spectacles were smashed. But after about twenty minutes, I managed to escape.” 5.45pm BST BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, TIBETAN SPIRITUAL LEADER THE DALAI LAMA CELEBRATED HIS 86TH BIRTHDAY TODAY. He thanked his supporters and expressed his appreciation to India, where he has lived since he was forced to flee his homeland in 1959 after China began violently colonising Tibet. Continue reading...


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