Covid live news: South Africa death toll higher than official tally; more Indian variant cases in Northern Ireland

South African report suggests have died from Covid-19; number of cases of to 12, say reports


reported its largest one-day rise in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with more than half coming from two Bangkok prisons where prominent democracy activists are being detained.

The kingdom is battling a that has forced the government to impose restrictions on movement, rules on mask-wearing and close public spaces.

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will have 33 million people vaccinated against Covid by mid-August, the prime minister, , has said.

The vaccination rollout has sped up in Spain over the past weeks and the country is due to receive 13m doses of the vaccine next month, Sanchez said.