Coronavirus news: expert warns against lifting England restrictions too soon; Vietnam detects hybrid of UK and India variants

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10.35am BST

Infections in Germany continue on a downward trend, according to the country’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI), with health authorities having reported 5,426 new cases within one day to the institute, down from 6,419 a week earlier.

The seven-day incidence on Saturday morning stood at 37.5 nationwide, down from 39.8 on Friday and 66.8 in the previous week.

10.08am BST

The Philippines said on Saturday people were allowed to again go to work in Saudi Arabia, reversing a brief deployment ban after the kingdom said they would not be charged for Covid-19 tests and quarantine upon arrival.

Reuters reports:

“Our Saudi-bound workers will no longer be disadvantaged,” said labour secretary, Silvestre Bello.

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines said it would accept Filipino workers on flights to Dammam and Riyadh, waiving rebooking fees for passengers who had been unable to board because of the deployment ban.

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