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Coronavirus live news: New York reimposes restrictions as US sees world record 136,000 cases in one day

Italy passes 1m cases while Spain says it will demand negative test for all visitors; Greece extends curfew. Follow updates live

Denis Campbell and Lisa O’Carroll report:

Thousands of hospital staff will join the drive to vaccinate all adults in England against coronavirus and will be deployed at mass vaccination centres to give the jab to up to 5,000 people a day, NHS officials involved in the plans said.

Related: NHS to vaccinate up to 5,000 people a day in Covid immunisation drive

Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

My name is Helen Sullivan, you can get in touch with me here, and I’ll be bringing you the latest for the next while.

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