Russian vaccine must follow safety procedure, says WHO – as it happened

Coronavirus updates: New Zealand records first new local cases in 102 days; global deaths likely to pass 750,000 this week, says WHO. This blog is now closed

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Hi, Helen Sullivan joining you now.

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