France reimposes national lockdown; Germany imposes drastic curbs; Italy sets daily infection record. Follow latest updates
- Germany to bring in new rules after record surge in cases
- EU leaders urged to aid transfer of patients between countries
- US adds nearly 500,000 cases in a week; Europe faces more lockdowns
A generation of babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic may be at risk because they and their parents are not being fully supported by health visitors in the weeks and months after birth, a coalition of children’s charities has said.
The NSPCC and nine other early-years charities say restrictions to the service and redeployment of health visitors could mean thousands of families do not receive checks they are entitled to.
Related: Covid pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk, charities say
A total of 516,898 new infections were registered worldwide on Tuesday, according to an AFP tally from health authorities around the globe - a record figure, although experts caution that most coronavirus cases were undiagnosed during the first wave.
The Johns Hopkins University tracker shows that the world has twice so far recorded a total of over 500,000 – and both in the last week. 23 October saw 506,713 new infections, while 26 October had a total of 525,164.
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