UK cases remain high; Greek PM introduces more restrictions for unjabbed, following Austria, where daily infections hit a new record * Offshoot of Delta variant more likely to cause asymptomatic infections * Rollout of third Covid jabs in England condemned as ‘shambolic’ * Germany set to tighten rules for unvaccinated as Covid cases rise * Mask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, global study finds * Follow all our coronavirus coverage _From Washington, David Smith brings us this report about hard-hitting Covid-19 documentary The First Wave:_ It is tempting to suggest that the Covid deniers, the hoaxers, the hucksters, the anti-vaxxers, the flat earthers, the merchants of disinformation and the crackpot conspiracy theorists be strapped into a chair and force fed The First Wave, a harrowing documentary about the early toll of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading...