Coronavirus live news: Biden receives vaccine as global death toll passes 1.7m

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12.08am GMT

In the Australian state of New South Wales, where residents are on edge as they await health restrictions – or the easing thereof – amid a new outbreak happening just before Christmas, eight new cases today, down from 15 yesterday.

“Pleasingly we only had eight cases of community transmission,” says premier Gladys Berejiklian.

11.54pm GMT

Here is the video of Biden being vaccinated:

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