Stricter lockdown measures for Leicester announced, including closing of shops and schools, as Covid cases rise

Ireland's chief medical officer urges people "not to go ahead" with bookings to travel abroad.

The pandemic "is not even close to being over", the World Health Organization's chief says.

It appears to be able to infect people, although pigs are the hosts, say experts.

G4 strain has already infected 10% of industry’s workers in China but no evidence yet that it can be passed from human to human

Attendance will be compulsory for pupils of all ages except where there are local lockdowns

The prime minister appeared to be responding to the opposition leader, who has said keeping the borders closed for months or years is ‘untenable’

Victoria’s chief health officer expects a growing number of positive results as testing blitz continues in hotspot suburbs. Follow live

Analysis by the BBC shows Covid-19 deaths and excess deaths have been proportionately worse in the UK.