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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Japan's government expands a virus state of emergency just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submit a petition with more than 350,000 signatures urging the Games be scrapped. Paralympics chief Andrew Parsons attempts to calm Japanese concerns over the Games, saying the chances of athletes spreading the virus are "really remote". England remains on track for the latest easing of its lockdown next week but is taking no chances after a doubling of cases of an Indian variant, the government says. Greece kickstarts its tourism season, with both the government and travel operators hoping the lure of sun, sand and sea will bring a sorely needed revenue boost after last year's miserable holiday season. In its bid to woo back tourists, Italy says it is scrapping quarantine requirements for visitors from the European Union, Britain and Israel who test negative. Britain still plans to hold an in-person global climate summit in Glasgow later this year despite the pandemic, the event's president says, calling it the planet's "last hope" of averting catastrophe. The city-state announces a ban on dine-ins and cuts group sizes to two people as it further toughens virus curbs to stem a rise in local transmissions, after reporting hardly any cases in recent months. The self-ruled island hailed as a global leader in containing the virus announces an indefinite closure of entertainment venues in capital Taipei in the wake of a widening outbreak of local infections first detected among pilots. The pandemic has killed at least 3,346,813 people worldwide since the virus first emerged in late 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data. The US is the worst-affected country with 584,487 deaths, followed by Brazil with 430,417, India 262,317, Mexico 219,901 and Britain 127,651. burs-eab/ach
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