Biden warns deaths will pass 600,000 before US turns corner; Moderna says jab works against new variants; WHO warns rich-poor vaccine divide is growing * Biden warns deaths will pass 600,000 before US turns corner * New Zealand borders to stay closed until citizens are ‘vaccinated and protected’ * Covid patients turned away as hospitals in Indonesia face collapse * See all our coronavirus coverage 8.10am GMT Police in GREECE have acted to thwart plans for protests on a number of issues expected over the next few days by using public health as a pretext for a weeklong ban on large gatherings. “All public gatherings of over 100 people (are restricted) until February 1,” the police said in a statement, reported by the French state-backed news agency AFP. 7.52am GMT Continue reading...