Covid Strikes Again With Talks Not Quite There Yet: Brexit Bulletin

What's happening? Just as the negotiations looked to be on the home straight, the coronavirus struck again.

In private, officials were growing increasingly confident that Britain and the European Union would be able to strike a post-Brexit trade deal by early next week. Then on Thursday it was disclosed that a member of EU team had tested positive for Covid-19, forcing both sides to break off face-to-face discussions.