Coronavirus live news: former French president dies of Covid complications; global deaths near 1.5m ed.2
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was 94 and served as France's leader from 1974 to 1981; Lilly to supply 650,000 more doses of bamlanivimab to US government; Spain caps parties at 10 peopleFormer French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing dies aged 94Beware fake coronavirus vaccines, says InterpolRural US hospitals ravaged by surge in casesUS braces for Covid surge after Thanksgiving holidaysDozens get Covid after New Orleans swingers convention 12.39am GMT Pupils in England sitting GCSEs and A-levels next summer will be given advance notice of topics and allowed to take in exam aids including formula sheets, as part of a package of measures to mitigate for learning disruption caused by the pandemic.After months of uncertainty for pupils and their teachers, the government's long-awaited announcement on the 2021 exam series promises that students will be awarded more generous grades, in line with last summer's significantly improved results: Related: Students in England to get notice of exam topics after Covid disruption 12.29am GMT Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday it was open to approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do so, Reuters reports.Anvisa said authorisations would be analysed on a case-by-case basis and that to be considered the vaccine must be in late-stage trials in Brazil. It said no requests had been received so far.AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Sinovac currentl
