World round-up: Eswatini’s prime minister dies after testing positive for coronavirus

State leaders agree lightning lockdown of schools and shops until January 10th

World wrap: Germany to discuss tightening lockdown as Mexico approves Pfizer vaccine

World wrap: Merkel pleads with Germans to cut down socialising as death toll rises

Plan is to slow spread of Covid enough to enable family gatherings over festive season

Infections fall in France but continue to rise in Italy, Germany and Turkey

World round-up: US infections soar; Mexico’s cases pass 1m; Belgium’s hospitalisations drop

World round-up: Australia not allow foreign students to return as locals stuck overseas prioritised

World updates: France and UK consider additional restrictions to combat virus spread

Country reports 2,089 cases on Tuesday, bringing total to 287,421, with 9,471 fatalities

World updates: Italy orders travellers from Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain to be tested

World round-up: China reports new infections as Greece announces record daily number of cases

Initial findings that less than 5% of people have been exposed to virus ‘disappointing’

Total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide stands at over 2.7 million

Evidence of symptomless transmission was dismissed by health officials for months

Gütersloh region, with 370,000 people, faces new measures days before official holidays

World round-up: More than 183,000 cases recorded in one day, as total passes 8.9 million

R number jumps to 2.88; country grapples to get people to adhere to isolation rules

Brazil and the United States account for half of the new daily infections from the virus

World round-up: Beijing cancels flights and suspends schools in response to new outbreak