Covid news live: US deaths rise 40% on last week, CDC says; German chancellor calls for mandatory vaccination of all adults

US coronavirus hospitalisations increased by 33% and deaths are up by 40% from a week earlier, Germany should make vaccinations mandatory for all adults, Olaf Scholz says

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Hello it’s Samantha Lock back with you on the blog, ready to take you through all the Covid news this Thursday.

Let’s start off with news from the United States where Covid hospitalisations increased by 33% and deaths are up by 40% from a week earlier, the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday.

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