Italy has sixth highest death toll across the world; Russia reports 29,039 new cases, taking cumulative total to 2,460,770 * California heads for Covid lockdown as US records 200,000 cases a day * Military planes to fly vaccines in to Britain to avoid ports hit by Brexit * One in three ‘unlikely to take Covid vaccine’ in UK * The vaccine miracle: how scientists waged the battle against Covid * See all our coronavirus coverage 6.26pm GMT Infection rates in GREECE continued to decline today with the public health organisation, EODY, reporting 904 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 115,471. But with most testing centres also closed at the weekend experts are warning this is not a time for citizens to let down their guard. 6.14pm GMT France has recorded 11,022 new coronavirus infections and 174 deaths over the last 24 hours. Today’s figures compare to 9,784 cases and 198 fatalities announced last Sunday. Continue reading...