Summary

  • Young people could be driving spikes in coronavirus infections across Europe, the World Health Organization warns

  • Several countries are seeing a higher proportion of new cases among the young, the health body's Europe director says

  • The top US infectious diseases expert says the height of a pandemic is not the time to be distracted by political infighting

  • Speaking to the BBC, Dr Anthony Fauci has blamed the recent surge in cases on some states not following expert advice

  • Travel industry chiefs urge UK PM Boris Johnson to replace blanket quarantine measures with regional travel corridors

  • Heathrow boss calls for tests at airports to avoid the quarantine rules, but a UK minister says this is not a "silver bullet"

  • Scaled back Hajj begins in Saudi Arabia with international visitors banned

  • There have been nearly 16.7 million confirmed cases globally, and around 660,000 deaths