World reports just under two million Covid-19 cases in one week; UK government asks people to work from home; Madrid residents advised not to travel. Follow the latest updates
- US President Donald Trump calls 200,000 deaths ‘a shame’
- US reaches 200,000 coronavirus deaths, highest in world
- Weekly number of new cases at highest level, says WHO
- Boris Johnson sets out new UK restrictions at ‘perilous turning point’
- Face shields ineffective at trapping aerosols, says supercomputer
In Scotland, hundreds of students have been told to isolate after a suspected Covid-19 outbreak in a halls of residence.
NHS Tayside is investigating a single positive Covid case and a small number of suspected cases linked to private student accommodation Parker House in Dundee.
Related: Hundreds of Dundee students to isolate after Covid case in halls
Here is a transcript of that exchange between Trump and reporters:
Reporter: Why haven’t you said anything about the U.S. hitting -- why haven’t you said anything about the U.S. hitting 200,000 deaths from Covid?
Trump: Say it?
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