Coronavirus live news: Israel reports record daily Covid cases; Ireland to remove all restrictions by 31 October
Israel records nearly 11,000 new Covid infections; EU hits its target for vaccinating adults; Ireland’s cabinet to sign off on plans to remove restrictions
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Australia’s prime minister is pushing a plan to end lockdowns and reopen Australia – insisting that ‘Covid normal’ can begin when national adult vaccination rates reach to 70% to 80%.
The government insists the plan is safe, and is based on ‘the best medical, science and economic research in the world’.
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That’s all from me, Alex Mistlin on the Guardian’s global coronavirus live blog.
Hope it’s been a good one wherever you are. I’m leaving you in the capable hands of my colleague Nadeem Badshah.
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