Fear of ‘Covid in the courtroom’ halts Julian Assange case

Julian Assange is fighting extradition (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been brought to a halt at the Old Bailey over fear of “Covid in the courtroom”.

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser stopped proceedings on the fourth day of hearings, as it emerged that a lawyer for the US Government may have been exposed to the virus and was being tested.