Most new cases in Italy since pandemic began; Berlin bar curfew suspended after court considers move ‘disproportionate’; * ‘On the brink of disaster’: Europe’s Covid fight takes a turn for the worse * Remdesivir has very little effect on Covid-19 mortality, WHO finds * Fauci warns Americans to rethink Thanksgiving * Italian critics aghast at comedy that makes light of pandemic * UK coronavirus updates – live 5.02pm BST Greece recorded 508 new confirmed infections on Friday, topping the 500 daily mark for the first time, health authorities said, as they urged compliance with mask wearing and social distancing. Of the 508 new cases, 227 were recorded in the Athens metropolitan area and 63 in Thessaloniki, the country’s second largest city. There were eight deaths from the disease. The epidemiologist GIKAS MAGIORKINIS told Reuters: For the first time we went over 500 daily diagnoses of coronavirus. The drop in temperatures may tilt the balance, intensifying the epidemiological trend. But this may change at any moment if we do not comply with the recommended measures. 4.34pm BST Malta has stopped passengers disembarking from the MSC Grandiosa cruise ship over a suspected case, its tourism minister, JULIA FARRUGIA PORTELLI, has said. Although the ship was let into Valletta harbour, it was not allowed to disembark passengers. The ship, which has been cruising around the central Mediterranean, left port after taking in supplies. There was no immediate comment from MSC Cruises, which operates the vessel. Continue reading...
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