At least 12 people close to President Trump at the heart of power in the US have tested positive for Covid-19.

Many of the people who have tested positive around Trump attended a meeting at the White House on 26 September that is being scrutinised as a possible "super-spreader event".

As we reported earlier, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany became the latest to test positive for the virus on Monday.

Here’s an overview of who else has been diagnosed:

• First Lady Melania Trump
• Senior presidential aide Hope Hicks
• White House aide Nicholas Luna
• Former White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway
• Republican Senators Mike Lee, Thom Tillis and Ron Johnson
• Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien
• New Jersey governor Chris Christie
• Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
• President of the University of Notre Dame John Jenkins

Read more: Who Trump met and who's tested positive

White House journalists are reacting with outrage to hear that Trump's press secretary - who has been regularly removing her mask to speak to journalists at the White House even after her boss's positive diagnosis - has just tested positive.

"Kayleigh McEnany has repeatedly spoken to reporters without a mask on. She has recklessly endangered lives," tweeted New York Magazine correspondent Olivia Nuzzi.

Many reporters are pointing out that just yesterday McEnany held an outdoor briefing for reporters at the White House, where she again did not wear a mask.

The White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) sent out a statement amidst the breaking news.

“We wish Kayleigh, the president and everyone else struggling with the virus a swift recovery," the organisation said, adding that no additional journalists at the White House are known to have been infected but several are still awaiting test results after three colleagues tested positive over the weekend.

They added that journalists should wear masks and socially distance - "especially when at the White House" - and to get tested if they think they may have been exposed to the virus.

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth had some strong words for Health Secretary Matt Hancock in the House of Commons.

"At one of the most crucial points in the pandemic, we learn almost 16,000 positive cases went unreported for a week," he said.

"That means as many as 48,000 contacts not traced and isolating, thousands of people blissfully unaware they've been exposed to Covid, potentially spreading this deadly virus at a time when hospital admissions are increasing and we are in the second wave.

"This isn't just a shambles. It's so much worse than that.

"It gives me no comfort to say it, but it's putting lives at risk."

He said the government was "failing on the basics" on testing.

Responding to a question from shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth, Matt Hancock says that Public Health England's IT system is being upgraded.

Mr Hancock added that we have to "immediately solve the problem" at hand but that the system was already going to be changed.

A decision had been made in July to replace the data system and work on that upgrade is under way, he added.

Work is "ongoing" to contact the remaining 49% of the people involved, for test and trace purposes, said Mr Hancock.

US First Lady Melania Trump, whose Covid-19 diagnosis was announced last Friday alongside President Trump's, has given an update on her condition via Twitter.

In a tweet, Melania, 50, wrote that she was “feeling good” and “will continue to rest at home”.

Unlike her husband President Trump, Melania has not required treatment in hospital for Covid-19, instead choosing to self-quarantine at the White House.

The president, being 74, a man and someone categorised as obese, is in a higher-risk category for Covid-19.

US media have reported that Melania does not plan to leave the White House until she has recovered from the disease.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said as of 9am today, 51% of the previously "missing" 15,481 cases had been contacted a second time, for contact tracing purposes.

They had already been contacted once when they found out they had tested positive.

"I want to reassure everyone that every single person that tested positive was told that result in the normal way in the normal timeframe," he said.

"They were told that they needed to self-isolate, which is of course now required by law.

"However, these positive test results were not reported in the public data and were not transferred to the contact tracing system."

He also told MPs that the data issue didn't affect how the outbreak in schools, care homes and hospitals is managed.

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has become the latest Republican to test positive for the coronavirus.

In a Twitter post she wrote: "After testing negatively consistently, including every day since Thursday, I tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms."

She added that no members of the press are considered close contacts, according to the White House medical unit.

“Moreover, I definitely had no knowledge of Hope Hicks’ diagnosis prior to holding a White House press briefing on Thursday," she said referring to the Trump aide who was the first White House worker to test positive ahead of last week's outbreak.

“As an essential worker, I have worked diligently to provide needed information to the American People at this time.”

McEnany added that she will quarantine and will "continue to work on the behalf of the American people".

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is giving an update to the House of Commons on those missing cases.

He says it's an "ongoing incident" and that it resulted in the "failure in automated transfer of files" from laboratories to data systems.

He says "every single person who tested positive" was told their result in the normal way.

The current assessment of the virus and its impact has not changed as a result of the error, adds Mr Hancock.

He describes it as a "serious issue" that is being investigated fully. It "should never have happened" but work is being done to make sure the impact is minimised, he adds.

US Vice-President Mike Pence and his wife Karen have again tested negative for the coronavirus, BBC partner CBS News has reported.

Pence has taken multiple tests - all negative - since Trump, senior aides and Republican senators were diagnosed with Covid-19 in recent days.

While Trump receives treatment for Covid-19 hospital, Pence has stepped into the breach to campaign on the president’s behalf.

The vice president has a busy few days of campaigning ahead of him, culminating in a TV debate with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday.

If Trump's health left him unable to discharge his duties as president, Pence would be the first in line to take over, according to the US constitution.

There have been 12,594 new coronavirus cases recorded in the UK, according to the government's coronavirus dashboard, external.

It brings the total number of cases to 515,571.

This comes after nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases went unreported in England between 25 September and 2 October, delaying contact tracing efforts.

There were a further 19 deaths recorded on Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities of those who had tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days to 42,369.

Reality Check

In an interview this morning, Boris Johnson said that the Test and Trace Support Payment was £500 per week, when it is actually a one-off lump sum.

The payment to those on low incomes in England who have to self-isolate - and lose income as a result - came into force a week ago.

The prime minister said that anybody contacted by the government’s test-and-trace system and told to self-isolate should do so, and that there would be “£500 if you do per week and a £10,000 fine if you don’t”.

The prime minister’s official spokesperson has confirmed: “It’s a one-off payment of £500."

Earlier in the interview, Mr Johnson had just referred to it as “support of £500”.

You can see the full interview here.

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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has cancelled all appointments and is being tested for coronavirus after an unidentified colleague received a positive result, Austrian news agency APA reports.

Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler and others working closely with the president are also being tested.

Both Kurz and Kogler were last in contact with the employee on Wednesday, according to APA.

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Three England footballers - Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho - have been told to delay their arrival at a training camp ahead of international matches after attending a surprise party.

It's understood the three players were at a gathering of more than six people for Abraham's 23rd birthday on Saturday. Gatherings of more than six people are banned in England during the pandemic.

England say the move is a precaution while it is assessed if there is any risk to the wider group.

Chelsea forward Abraham said he was unaware the party was planned but "deeply regrets" it and has apologised for his "naivety".

Gareth Southgate's squad have arrived at the Football Association's national football centre St George's Park in preparation for games against Wales, Belgium and Denmark.

A group of miners in Zambia who were held in quarantine by their Chinese employer for five months have been released, according to a local website.

The Lusaka Times reports that the group was prevented from leaving the mine complex near the town of Luanshya as part of coronavirus safety measures.

The miners were released on Sunday after a local MP raised their case in parliament last month. Their Chinese managers reportedly fled as the government delegation arrived at the mine.

Zambia has confirmed about 15,000 infections and more than three hundred deaths since the pandemic began.

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Donald Trump demanded to be discharged from hospital so he can return to the White House, sources have told US broadcaster CNN, external.

One source said Trump was “done with hospital” on Sunday. Another said Trump was worrying about appearing “weak” by being in hospital.

The New York Times also reported that the US president was keen to leave the hospital, external as soon as possible. There were fears doctors could end up feeling pressured into sending him home the newspaper said.

Earlier, the White House’s chief of staff Mark Meadows said doctors will decide on Monday whether Trump is well enough to be discharged from hospital.

Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis on Thursday last week threw his bid for re-election into disarray, bringing his busy schedule of campaigning to a halt.

The president appeared keen to project an image of strength on Sunday, making a surprise drive-past visit to supporters outside the hospital.

Meanwhile his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, has been on the campaign trail wooing Americans for votes in the poll, now just 29 days away.

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"When the first case came, we were very anxious and I was angry because it was an imported case," says Dr Khardiata Diallo, who co-ordinates the epidemic treatment centre at Fann Hospital in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

"We worried that we lacked equipment, for the treatment of coronavirus there were just 12 beds with limited oxygen supplies for the whole country."

That was in late February when a Frenchman had returned to Dakar from a skiing holiday with a fever, sore throat and headache. He was Senegal's first case of Covid-19, the second reported case in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr Diallo, who was part of the team that treated the country's single Ebola case during the West African outbreak of 2014 as well as other cholera outbreaks over the last 15 years, knew they needed to act quickly to contain the pandemic.

Find out how Senegal has managed to contain the spread of coronavirus, despite only having seven doctors for every 100,000 people.

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Odeon has said it will restrict the opening of around a quarter of its cinemas in the UK and Ireland to weekends only.

It comes after Cineworld announced it would temporarily close all its cinemas in the UK and US because a lack of new releases had made their business unviable.

The company declined to say which of its 120 cinemas would move to restricted opening hours. A spokesman also declined to comment on potential job cuts to the 5,500-strong workforce.

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US President Donald Trump has been receiving treatment at a military hospital for four days since his coronavirus diagnosis was announced on Friday last week.

If you’re just joining us, here’s a quick recap of the latest developments on his condition:

• Mark Meadows, the White House’s chief of staff, told US broadcaster Fox News, external that he was “optimistic” Trump would be discharged from hospital on Monday after the president’s condition improved overnight
• Doctors will meet with Trump to assess his condition and make a decision on discharging him later on Monday, Meadows said
• On Sunday, Trump’s medical team gave optimistic assessments of his prognosis, saying he was improving and “feels well”
• But questions have been raised about the seriousness of Trump's illness after his physician said he had received supplementary oxygen and a steroid typically used on patients with severe cases of Covid-19
• Amid uncertainty about his condition, Trump made an impromptu trip in his presidential car to wave to "patriots" outside the hospital
• The drive-by visit has drawn criticism for putting the Secret Service agents who accompanied him in the car at risk of virus exposure
• Trump’s wife Melania, who also has Covid-19, has avoided visiting her husband in hospital, fearing doing so may expose agents and staff to the virus, NBC News reported, external
• Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden has again tested negative for the virus, as he continued to campaign ahead of the election on 3 November

Read more on Trump’s condition: Unanswered questions about Trump's Covid crisis

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An estimated 10% of the global population has been infected with the coronavirus, leaving most people worldwide vulnerable to the disease, a top World Health Organization (WHO) expert has warned.

Dr Mike Ryan, head of the WHO’s emergencies team, said the pandemic is "not burning out", with outbreaks surging in south-east Asia and Europe especially.

He said the rise of infections was putting countries heading into winter at risk of virus “amplification events”, as more people gather indoors.

More than 35 million people have been infected and a million have died since the pandemic began, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, external.

But Dr Ryan said: "Our current best estimates tell us about 10% of the global population may have been infected by this virus.

“It varies depending on country, it varies from urban to rural, it varies depending on groups. But what it does mean is that the vast majority of the world remains at risk.”

Away from the news surrounding President Donald Trump, here's a reminder of the top stories from around the world:

• Bars in Paris will close for two weeks from tomorrow after the city France raised the city's coronavirus alert to the maximum level amid a spike in cases
• Schoolchildren in the Russian capital Moscow will have to stay at home for two weeks and firms have been told to keep at least 30% of staff working from home, as Russia's infection rate reached its highest level since May.

• Daily coronavirus infections have reached a record high in Iran, according to new figures from the country's health ministry. A spokesman on Monday said 3,902 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, while the number of deaths reached 235 - equalling the record set on 28 July
• Remaining restrictions will be lifted in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, from Wednesday night. The city was the centre of a new cluster in August, but no new cases have been reported in the last 10 days
• Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro says his son and sister will be among 2,000 volunteers take part in clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine released in August