Article 5DJHD Coronavirus live news: Germany sends healthcare workers to Portugal; first vaccine doses arrive in South Africa

Coronavirus live news: Germany sends healthcare workers to Portugal; first vaccine doses arrive in South Africa

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Lucy Campbell (now); Clea Skopeliti, Archie Bland
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Portugal reports world's highest seven-day average of new cases; First vaccine doses arrive in hard-hit South Africa; Austria guards against Brazilian variant

11.23pm GMT

As pubs and cafes bustle back to life on the Isle of Man, islanders are thankful for that bit of water between us and the UK', my colleague Steven Morris reports.

The Isle of Man brought in a circuit-breaker" lockdown on 7 January following a cluster of Covid-19 cases. On Monday, the restrictions were lifted after the government declared no community transmission was taking place.

Related: 'We're in fine fettle': joy on Isle of Man as Covid lockdown ends

10.58pm GMT

In case you missed this gem, a PE teacher appears to have danced through the military coup in Myanmar.

In an aerobics video that has gone viral on Twitter, the woman, named Khing Hnin Wai, dances for three minutes - complete with face mask - seemingly oblivious to the armoured vehicles gathering behind her on the way to parliament.

A woman did her regular aerobics class out in open without realizing that a coup was taking place in #Myanmar. A Military convoy reaching the parliament can be seen behind the woman as she performs aerobics. Incredible! pic.twitter.com/gRnQkMshDe

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