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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: The European Union's 27 member countries want to start vaccinations on "the same day" as pressure mounts on the bloc to catch up with the United States and Britain. Germany registers a record number of deaths on the first day of a new partial lockdown. MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, gives $4.2 billion to US pandemic relief organisations involved in food banks, debt relief, employment training, legal defence funds and civil rights advocacy groups. The US sets a new daily record of cases with more than 248,000 infections. Viral sensation Doggface (@doggface208) -- who shot to fame skateboarding to work to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" -- posts a screen grab of his positive test on Instagram saying "Dis Bitch got me plz send prayers". Thousands of well-wishers including actor Kevin Bacon and rap legends Cypress Hill wish him a speedy recovery. One in 10 people in Spain -- one of Europe's worst-hit countries -- have contracted the virus, a new government antibody study finds. The World Health Organization says it will send a team to China in January to investigate the origin of the virus while warning of a "further resurgence" in Europe in early 2021. London closes theatres, pubs and restaurants and bans people from socialising with anyone not from their household or support bubble, except outside in groups of no more than six. A 28-year-old roofer from Scotland who made a four-hour jet-ski journey to the Isle of Man and a 15-mile hike to his girlfriend's home is jailed for four weeks for defying a pandemic ban on travelling to the island. French-Austrian biotech firm Valneva will begin clinical trials of its vaccine candidate in Britain, where the government has already ordered at least 60 million doses. At least a fifth of the world's population may not have access to a vaccine until 2022, with wealthier nations reserving more than half of next year's potential doses, a study finds. The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,636,687 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP on Wednesday. The US is the worst-affected country with 303,867 deaths, followed by Brazil with 182,799, India with 144,096, Mexico with 115,099 and Italy with 65,857. Rio de Janeiro's annual New Year's Eve beach mega-party is cancelled as well as the city's 2021 carnival, normally held in late February. Saudi Arabia projects its 2020 budget deficit will soar to around $79 billion, as the world's top crude exporter reels from low oil prices and a virus-led downturn. Record cases across southern California leave Los Angeles with fewer than 100 available intensive care beds for 10 million people, with similar situations in neighbouring counties sparking fears of a big spike in mortality. The United Nations expects to have to help five million more Afghans in 2021 because of the pandemic and an increase in conflicts. Major League Baseball favours delaying the 2021 season and reducing the number of games unless all players can be vaccinated before spring training, which usually kicks off in February. burs-nrh/fg/gd
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