Public Health England also records nine further deaths; 14 refugees test positive after Lesbos fire; Silvio Berlusconi leaves hospital after treatment

• People in England’s 10 worst-hit Covid hotspots unable to get tests
• French regions to announce new restrictions
• American accused of ignoring quarantine to go on Bavaria bar crawl
• US coronavirus updates – live
  

7.35pm BST

French health authorities on Monday reported 6,158 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, sharply down from Saturday’s record high since large-scale testing began of 10,561 and Sunday’s tally of 7,183.

The Monday figure always tends to dip as there are fewer tests conducted on Sundays.

Related: Covid-19: Marseille and Bordeaux announce new restrictions

7.31pm BST

The Chinese city of Ruili will test all people there after authorities reported two new coronavirus cases imported from neighbouring Myanmar, state media reported late on Monday.

Ruili is part of Dehong Prefecture in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan. The city asked residents to quarantine at home, according to state television CCTV.

French cases near 10,000 in a day; single biggest rise in Greece; Portugal limits gatherings to 10 people; Mexico signs agreement for Sputnik V vaccine

• Central Europe faces worse second wave after avoiding worst of first
• UK looks to Belgium for Covid inspiration despite infections rise
• Trump admits playing down virus as total deaths exceed 900,000
• AstraZeneca chief claims vaccine still possible this year

11.39pm BST

Here’s a quick summary of the biggest developments before we head over to a new blog. Thanks for following along.

10.57pm BST

Brazil recorded 40,557 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 983 deaths from the disease, the health ministry said on Thursday.

The country has registered more than 4.2 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 129,522, according to ministry data.

AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford pause vaccine trial again; Czech Republic battles surging spread; China stages celebration of beating virus

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• Gatherings of more than six to be banned in England
  
• Trump crowds eschew masks as president mocks social distancing
• UK coronavirus updates - live
  

10.23am BST

In the US, Iowa’s governor, Kim Reynolds, is refusing to enforce a White House coronavirus taskforce recommendation to close bars and require people to wear masks after Covid-19 infections in some of the state’s cities surged.

Related: Iowa refuses to close bars and require masks as Covid-19 cases surge in cities

10.11am BST

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund will sell 32m doses of the potential Covid-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik-V’ to a top pharmaceutical company in Mexico, Russia’s second vaccine export deal, a source close to the deal said on Wednesday.

Russia registered its first vaccine candidate, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, in August. Late-stage trials of Sputnik-V, due to involve 40,000 participants, were launched on 26 August.

Latest figures bring France’s total cases to 335,524 and Spain’s to 534,513; concerns over spread of virus in Greek migrant camps

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• Brazil’s ex-president Lula condemns Bolsonaro over Covid
• US: death rate among African Americans and Latinos rising sharply
• Tour de France race director tests positive
• Tokyo Olympics must be held at ‘any cost’, says Japanese minister

7.30pm BST

The UK government response to the coronavirus pandemic is on track to cost £210bn for the first six months of the crisis, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said.

Reflecting the scale of the emergency since March, the National Audit Office (NAO) said ministers had instigated more than 190 measures in response to the crisis so far, including emergency job support, additional NHS funding, and business grants.

Related: Coronavirus bill has cost UK government £210bn, spending watchdog says

7.22pm BST

Canada is seeing a worrying increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus as schools across the country are starting to reopen, a top medical official has said.

Chief public health officer Theresa Tam said an average of 545 new cases had been reported daily over the last week, up from around 300 in July. She told a briefing:

This is concerning and I want to underscore that when cases occur, including in schools, it is a reflection on what’s happening in the community.

This week is a really critical week.