Pubs and restaurants have to close by 10 and groups larger than six cannot gather.

The change illustrates how one taxpayer-backed effort to battle the novel coronavirus was instead diverted toward patching up longstanding perceived gaps in military supplies.

World leaders convened virtually and clashed over the coronavirus, the economic problems it created and the looming risk of cold war.

The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 alert is raised from a three to a four, the second-highest level.