Coronavirus live news: 4 million excess deaths in India, study suggests, as official Covid toll passes 414,000
Excess deaths in India are measure of overall impact of pandemic; mainland China records 65 new cases, highest since January
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Russia reported 23,770 new Covid cases, including 3,188 in Moscow, pushing the total official number of cases confirmed during the pandemic to 6,006,536.
Reuters notes that the government also reported 784 coronavirus-related deaths, including 101 in Moscow.
Andrew Sparrow has launched our UK live blog, and he is leading with this shift in UK government messaging to stress that people “pinged” by the NHS Covid app can choose whether to self-isolate or not.
Related: UK Covid live news: minister stresses people pinged by NHS app can choose not to isolate
