World Coronavirus Dispatch: 2 mn more UK adults into financial troubles

Australia may reopen state borders in time for Christmas, Covid drags 2 million more UK adults into financial troubles, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

European governments began to deploy curfews more widely: European governments began to deploy curfews more widely, as the coronavirus pandemic gained momentum across the continent and France reported more than 40,000 new cases for the first time. Daily infections are hitting records around Europe, and cases in France surged by 41,622 Thursday. Against that backdrop, authorities are expanding a curfew beyond Paris and other large cities, with some 46 million people told to stay at home from 9 pm to 6 am starting Friday at midnight. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics: