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Coronavirus live news: WHO virus sleuths to go to China; Germany could allow Christmas gatherings of 10 people

WHO says experts to be allowed to investigate origins of virus; German state premiers to discuss proposals with Angela Merkel

The South China Morning Post has posted a sombre video on Twitter about Covid-19 burials being delayed in US.

The bodies of some 650 Covid victims in New York are still being stored in refrigerated trucks months after they died, the video explains. The trucks are parked at a makeshift morgue set up in April as the city’s death toll rose.

Many victims of New York’s first Covid-19 surge are still awaiting burial months after death. pic.twitter.com/SxfrkM5nrC

European shares gained on Tuesday after a possible easing of lockdowns in France added to a brighter mood created by encouraging developments related to coronavirus vaccines.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.8% at 0805 GMT, supported by gains in travel stocks and the oil and gas sector after global crude prices hit their highest levels since March.

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