Coronavirus live: Biden urges vaccine mandates; Papua New Guinea faces worst wave yet

Biden said the unvaccinated have “put our economy at risk”; Papua New Guinea hospitals hit by worst Covid wave yet

• England’s Covid travel ‘red list’ to be cut from 54 countries to seven
• Biden talks up vaccine mandates, calls on business owners to enact them
• Pfizer asks US to allow Covid vaccinations for children aged 5-11
• Italy relaxes coronavirus restrictions for cultural and sporting events
• See all our coronavirus coverage

Hi, I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be giving you a rundown of all the coronavirus key developments from across the world.

Here is a round-up of all the day’s leading stories.

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