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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: The virus has claimed at least 1,275,113 lives worldwide since it first emerged in China late last year, according to an AFP tally on Wednesday at 1100 GMT based on official sources. More than 51,531,660 cases have been registered across the globe. The United States is the worst-affected country with 239,695 deaths, followed by Brazil with 162,829, India with 127,571, Mexico with 95,842 and the United Kingdom with 49,770 deaths. Nearly 2,000 people protest near the government headquarters against possible weekend restrictions that officials say may come into force to slow down the spread of the virus in the country. University students in England will be allowed to travel home in early December after a four-week lockdown is eased to spend Christmas with their families, the government says. Universities will switch to online tuition by December 9 while students will be encouraged to return home during a "travel window" through the preceding week. Mongolia reports its first domestic transmissions, from a truck driver who infected his wife and two other relatives after three weeks of quarantine. The landlocked country bordering Russia and China had so far reported 376 cases -- all imported -- and enforced strict arrival controls. The Pacific island nation reports its first case, ending its status as one of the few remaining virus-free countries in the world. Health officials say a 23-year-old man who recently returned from the US had tested positive while in quarantine. The "travel bubble" between Hong Kong and Singapore will open on November 22, their governments say, allowing a quota of 200 residents from each city to travel on one daily flight to the other. Only those who have been in Hong Kong or Singapore for two weeks and tested negative will be allowed to board. Cuba's Havana's airport will resume commercial flights from Sunday, nearly eight months after authorities shut the island nation's main international gateway. Marco Rossi has tested positive for the virus, the Hungarian football association (MLSZ) reports, a day ahead of the team's Euro 2020 play-off final with Iceland. The West Indies cricket squad is rebuked for repeatedly breaking isolation rules inside their team hotel in New Zealand, prompting health authorities to revoke their training privileges. "Many of these incidents have been captured on CCTV and have also been reported by staff. The incidents include groups mingling and sharing food", director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield says. burs-eab/jxb
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