Over 8,500 new cases in France; 1140 new cases in the Netherlands; Portugal reports 646 new cases; Oxford vaccine trial on hold
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British prime minister Boris Johnson believes a mass testing programme is “our only hope for avoiding a second national lockdown before a vaccine”, according to leaked official documents setting out plans for “Operation Moonshot”.
The prime minister is said to be pinning his hopes on a project that would deliver up to 10m tests a day – even though the current testing regime is struggling to deliver a fraction of that number and is beset by problems.
Related: Boris Johnson pinning hopes on £100bn ‘moonshot’ to avoid second lockdown
President Donald Trump’s plan to hold campaign rallies this weekend at two Nevada airports have been scrapped after local authorities said the events would violate the state’s coronavirus-related ban on gatherings of more than 50 people.
Trump’s campaign said the president would still travel to Nevada, a swing state that will help decide whether the Republican incumbent or Democratic rival Joe Biden wins the 3 November presidential election.
The Governor’s Office had no involvement or communication with the event organizers or potential hosts regarding the proposed campaign events advertised by the Trump campaign.
