Summary
- A report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says the pandemic has pushed global development back by more than 20 years
- Tens of millions of people have been exposed to the threat of more poverty, inequality and disease, it says
- In the UK, a lack of coronavirus tests for NHS staff is leading to staff absences and services being put at risk, hospital bosses warn
- Addiction services in England could struggle to cope with “soaring” numbers of people misusing alcohol, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says
- France introduces new restrictions in the areas around Marseille and Bordeaux
- Globally there have been more than 29 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 928,000 deaths, Johns Hopkins University data shows
