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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind us", Prime Minister Jean Castex says, with travel restrictions to be relaxed from May 3. Germany is expecting to open up Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults in June at the latest, Health Minister Jens Spahn says. Germany is in talks with Russia to buy 30 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, Saxony state premier Michael Kretschmer says after talks with President Vladimir Putin. The European Commission is seeking to launch legal action against AstraZeneca for under delivering Covid-19 vaccine doses to the EU, hobbling the bloc's early rollout of jabs, diplomats say. European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde underlines its commitment to cheap money as the eurozone is still tightly in the grip of a pandemic that has left the region's economic outlook "clouded by uncertainties". A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest says that he has tested positive for Covid-19, in a blow to Nepal's hopes for a bumper mountaineering season. Tokyo Olympics organisers report the first infection from the nationwide torch relay as the pandemic continues to play havoc with the Games, which are scheduled to take place this summer. The United Arab Emirates suspends all flights from India, including transit passengers, as coronavirus cases in the country spike to global records. Norway, which has suspended the use of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine until further notice, will send 216,000 doses to Sweden and Iceland at their request, its health ministry says. New filings for US unemployment benefits declined again last week, hitting their lowest level since the pandemic began, the Labor Department says. Britain's largest car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover says it will next week suspend production at two of its three UK plants as the pandemic has caused a supply crunch in semiconductors. Egyptian firm Minapharm says it will produce 40 million doses of Sputnik V, in the first partnership for the production of the Russian jab in the Middle East and North Africa. Lingerie retailers in France are protesting their closure during lockdown by sending underwear to Prime Minister Castex along with requests they be classed as essential businesses. At least 3,060,859 people have died of Covid-19 around the world since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. The United States is the worst-affected country with 569,404 deaths, followed by Brazil with 381,475, Mexico with 213,597, India with 184,657 and Britain with 127,327. burs-eab-jmy/ach
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