Coronavirus live news: Iran death toll exceeds 40,000; warning that Diwali could be ‘super spreader event’
Iran’s death toll increases by 457; senior Delhi health official issues Diwali warning; New Zealand scrambles to trace mystery case; Italy passes 1m cases
- US confirms record new cases
- Italy passes 1m Covid cases as calls for national lockdown grow
- US records more than 1m new cases in 10 days
- European commission seeks greater public health powers
- Delhi Covid crisis made worse by soaring air pollution