Coronavirus live news: Poland exceeds 1m cases; Germany inches towards tougher lockdown
Poland grapples with shortage of doctors; German states heading for stricter measures; Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approved in UKBeware fake coronavirus vaccines, says InterpolRural US hospitals ravaged by surge in casesUS braces for Covid surge after Thanksgiving holidaysJohnson suffers biggest Commons revolt as MPs back tougher Covid tiersUK coronavirus updates - live 12.47pm GMT Poland has signed a contract for 45m Covid-19 vaccine doses, which will be free, Poland's prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.“Poland has signed the required contracts. We have ordered 45m doses with companies like Pfizer, BioNTech , AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson and we are ready to sign further contracts,†Morawiecki said during a news conference in the city of Åódź. 12.45pm GMT Ukraine has lifted weekend lockdown restrictions in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus but is still considering whether to introduce a tighter lockdown at a later stage, prime minister Denys Shmyhal said.The government last month introduced a lockdown at weekends, closing or restricting most businesses except essential services such as grocery shops, pharmacies, hospitals and transport.
