Coronavirus news live: Spain considers six month state of emergency including curfews as UK records highest daily Covid deaths in months

Police have been given powers to enforce the three tier lockdown rules in English cities subject to the tightest restrictions. (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Another 151 people died with coronavirus in the UK on Sunday – the highest number of daily deaths in months – with cases rising by 19,760.

The UK’s current estimated Covid-19 R number was between 1.2 and 1.4 at the end of last week, a drop from 1.3-1.5 in the previous week.

Meanwhile, countries in Europe are taking drastic steps to tackle the second wave of coronavirus sweeping the continent, with Spain set to declare a six month state of emergency including overnight curfews between 11pm and 6am.

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