France reports over 200,000 cases; eastern Europe’s death toll reaches 1 million – as it happened

French officials report over 206,000 cases; number of people to die from Covid in eastern Europe has reached 1 million people

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Here's a reminder of the news overnight that NHS England is looking to set up new pop-up" Covid facilities. My colleagues Rowena Mason and Aubrey Allegretti report:

NHS England confirmed that it was creating new small-scale Nightingale" facilities with up to 100 beds each at eight hospitals across the country. The health service said it had asked trusts to identify empty spaces to accommodate beds in places such as gyms or teaching areas. NHS managers are aiming to create up to 4,000 beds as surge capacity if needed, with work on the first tranche, in temporary structures, starting this week.