Coronavirus live: UK records 214 deaths; Latvia allows businesses to sack unvaccinated workers

UK government's latest Covid case figures show 37, 269 people tested positive; only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75%

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Here's a reminder of the latest picture of case numbers across Europe. You can see the surge of cases in the east of the continent, but also a concerning change of colour from recent days for Germany and Denmark, as Belgium and the Netherlands seem to be in the foothills of their next Covid wave. The prevalence of cases per 1 million people in Ireland and in the UK has dipped slightly.

The Lesotho government's plans to implement a Covid passport system this week are being undermined by widespread fraud involving certificates being sold to unvaccinated people.