Coronavirus: Latest global developments

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Paris, Feb 22 (AFP/APP):These are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:

– US flags at half mast –
US President Joe Biden will order flags on all US federal buildings to be lowered to half mast in commemoration of the imminent half million mark in the country’s death toll from Covid-19, the White House says.
At least 499,056 people have died, with average daily deaths almost certain to push it over the 500,000 mark.
But the catastrophic milestone comes amid signs of hope, with millions there now vaccinated and its massive spike in infections dropping.
Globally, the pandemic has killed more than 2.46 million people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources on Monday.
After the US, Brazil has the most deaths at 246,504, followed by 180,107 in Mexico, 156,385 in India and 120,757 in the United Kingdom.
Experts say the number of deaths is broadly under-estimated.

– UK: end in sight? –

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a “gradual and cautious” four-step approach to lifting curbs in England, starting with the return of pupils to schools from March 8, and non-essential retail from April 12.
Some fans could be able to attend sporting fixtures from May 17, with all social distancing restrictions removed from June 21, all subject to change depending on scientific data.

– French Riviera downer –
The French Riviera will go into lockdown for the next two weekends to contain rising infections in the tourist hotspot.

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– Gaza vaccinations –
A vaccination campaign is launched in Gaza using doses of the Sputnik vaccine provided by the Palestinian Authority and the United Arab Emirates, bypassing Israel, with health workers set to be inoculated first.

– Syria approves Russian jab –
Syria becomes the latest of around 30 countries to authorise the use of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

– Pandemic pretext –
UN chief Antonio Guterres criticises countries using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and reining in the media.
He also condemns inequalities between rich and poor countries in accessing vaccines as a “moral outrage”.

– German pupils return to school –
Hundreds of thousands of German children go back to class for the first time in two months, but most schools limit the return to the youngest children and halve class sizes.

– French rugby floored –
France captain Charles Ollivon is one of five more players ruled out of this weekend’s crunch Six Nations clash against Scotland after testing positive along with Cyril Baille, Peato Mauvaka, Romain Taofifenua and Brice Dulin.
It takes the catastrophic infection toll in the French camp to 14, with star scrum half Antoine Dupont and manager Fabien Galthie already sidelined.

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