Coronavirus live news: UK sets new record of 873,784 daily vaccinations; Germany mulls lockdown extension
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Head of NHS hails record which, in England, represents 27 vaccines per second; Germany considering extending lockdown into April despite protests
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5.26pm GMT
Italy reported a further 20,159 Covid-19 cases and 300 deaths on Sunday, Reuters reports.
This compares with 21,304 infections and 264 deaths a week ago.
5.13pm GMT
The mother who successfully campaigned for Dominic Cummings to change lockdown restrictions for single parents has said the economic future of one-parent families such as hers risks being set back years by the pandemic if they do not receive targeted help.
Ruth Talbot, founder of the campaign group Single Parent Rights, said the “systematic discrimination which goes back generations” would worsen as a result of the impact of the coronavirus. This is unless urgent action is taken to reduce these inequalities, including adding single parents to the Equality Act as a protected characteristic.
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