Senior US figure spoke on Senate floor without a mask; UK pressed to open transatlantic travel corridors; Italy records 731 deaths, its worst figure since April
- Republican senator Chuck Grassley tests positive
- Trump administration has ‘checked out’ as Covid-19 surges, experts say
- UK urged to open up transatlantic corridors as ‘Covid-free’ flight arrives
- UK police can resume issuing instant £10,000 Covid fines
The UK’s parliamentary spending watchdog has found the government failed to account properly for all of the $24 billion it has spent on Covid-19 supplies and services, with political connections helping contractors win multi-million dollar deals without adequate scrutiny or transparency.
David Pegg, Felicity Lawrence and David Conn report:
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More from the United States, where the number of deaths is approaching a quarter of a million (currently 248,424 according to Johns Hopkins University).
Experts say the federal government, led by the lame duck president Donald Trump, has “checked out”, weeks away from what would be early vaccine approvals.
Related: Trump administration has 'checked out' as Covid-19 surges, experts say
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