Coronavirus live news: Europe leaders told to 'act urgently' as global daily case records tumble

Head of the European Commission warns EU hospitals ‘at risk of being overwhelmed’ by Covid; Greece brings in regional lockdowns; French PM lays out details of new France lockdown.

• White House taskforce warns of ‘unrelenting’ Covid spread
• Angela Merkel heckled by German MPs over lockdown
• France: children aged six and over to wear masks in school
• Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic infection
• Large China outbreak linked to Xinjiang forced labour

11.55pm GMT

It’s always lovely to hear from you on Twitter – let me know what life is like amid the pandemic at the moment where you live.

In much of Australia, where I am based, things are close to “Covid normal”, which is of course particularly jarring this week as much of Europe returns to or considers lockdowns, and the US breaks its daily case records from earlier in the year.

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11.38pm GMT

Hello and welcome to today’s live coronavirus coverage.

My name is Helen Sullivan and I’ll be with you for the next few hours.