Young 'must wait' for vaccine, Germany's record high cases: COVID-19 bulletin

- Germany has reported a record 6,638 new infections in the past 24 hours. The country's states have also agreed to extend measures currently in place to slow the spread of the virus. 

- Spain's Catalonia region will close all its restaurants and bars for the next 15 days following a surge in cases. 

- France has imposed a curfew between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on residents in nine major cities across the country including Paris, Marseille and Lyon and has increased fines for those flouting the rules. 

- Poland's government cannot rule out localized shortages of hospital beds and respirators if the current trend of new infections continues, Michal Dworczyk, the prime minister's chief of staff said. 

- The World health Organization's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has admitted that young, healthy people may have to wait until 2022 to be vaccinated, because health workers and vulnerable groups will be prioritized. 

- Irish airline Ryanair is to cut its planned winter capacity by a third owing to the current travel restrictions in place across Europe. 

- London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, said he expects the government to announce stricter lockdown measures on the city on Thursday. 

- Hundreds of children in Spain are being treated for poisoning after ingesting hand sanitizing gels, the country's toxicology institute has said. 

- Czechia will build field hospitals to cope with the surge in cases across the country, governments officials said. 

- Romania has reported 4,016 new infections in the past 24 hours, its highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic.