Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening. We'll have another update for you on Friday morning.
1. UK Covid cases hit new daily high
A record 33,470 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK government's latest daily figure. It is the highest daily figure since mass testing began in the UK, and brings the total number of cases to more than 1.29 million. It comes after the UK became the first country in Europe to pass 50,000 deaths. Experts have previously warned against describing the daily figure as a record - because there was no widespread testing programme during the first wave of the epidemic.
2. Year-long hospital waits worst since 2008
The number of people waiting over a year for hospital treatment in England has hit its highest levels since 2008. Nearly 140,000 of the 4.35 million people on waiting lists at the end of September had been waiting at least 12 months. Patients are meant to be seen within 18 weeks. In recent weeks, major hospitals in Bradford, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham and Liverpool, which have seen high rates of infection, have announced the mass cancellation of non-urgent work.
3. More countries added to travel corridor list
Travellers from Bahrain, Chile, Iceland, Cambodia, Laos, UAE, Qatar and the Turks and Caicos Islands will no longer have to self-isolate when they arrive in the UK, after 04:00 GMT on Saturday. In the update to the UK's travel corridor list, those coming from Greece - apart from the islands of Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos - are now going to have to self-isolate for 14 days, however. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps added that the Denmark travel ban is to be extended for 14 days. Current coronavirus restrictions mean that only people with valid reasons are supposed to travel abroad.
4. 'Political' pressure' to approve PPE
Britain's safety watchdog felt leaned on by the government to make factually incorrect statements about PPE suits bought for NHS staff earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, the BBC has found. Emails reveal how the Health and Safety Executive said protective suits, bought by the government in April, had not been tested to the correct standard. The emails describe "political" pressure to approve them for use. The government has said all PPE is "quality assured" and only sent out if safe.
5. Nicola Adams out of Strictly as dance partner tests positive
Former boxer Nicola Adams and her dance partner Katya Jones are out of Strictly Come Dancing after Jones tested positive for Covid-19. They had made history as the first same-sex couple to take part in the show. The Olympic gold medallist said she was "absolutely devastated" but that she understood the measures were in place to keep everyone safe. The pair will now isolate and will not be able to take part in the rest of the BBC One series.
And don't forget...
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