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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Former Italian prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi has tested positive for the coronavirus, media report citing sources in his Forza Italia party. Berlusconi, who will turn 84 at the end of September, had two positive tests but is continuing to work from his home near Milan, "where he will be spending the planned quarantine period", the sources tell AGI news agency. Also on the infected list is Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar, the world's most expensive footballer, sources tell AFP. The 28-year-old has Covid-19 as well as his Argentinian teammates Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, the sources say. Starting September 3, China will resume direct international flights to Beijing from eight countries with low rates of the coronavirus, after a freeze of more than five months. The new rules will apply to flights from Thailand, Cambodia, Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Austria, Sweden and Canada, but travellers will be subject to centralised quarantine on arrival for 14 days and have to take two Covid-19 tests. Australia falls into recession for the first time in three decades, joining countries such as Brazil and India, leaving China as the only major nation still recording economic growth during the pandemic. The country's economy fell a record seven percent in the second quarter, as households altered their behaviour and restrictions were put in place to contain the coronavirus spread. The Venice Film Festival opens with strict safety measures in place, including masks, for the industry's first international competition since the coronavirus hit. "La Mostra" strides into its 77th year despite film festivals around the world opting to cancel, including French rival, the Cannes Film Festival. The pandemic has killed 857,824 people worldwide since surfacing in China late last year, according to an AFP count at 1100 GMT Wednesday, based on official sources. More than 25.8 million cases have been registered. The United States has recorded the highest number of deaths with 184,689, followed by Brazil with 122,596, India with 66,333, Mexico 65,241 and Britain 41,504 fatalities. United Airlines says it plans to lay off up to 16,000 workers starting in October due to the "devastating" impact of Covid-19 on airline travel. The big US carrier says early retirement and other programs have lessened the need for even deeper cuts. Restrictions are tightened in the Scottish city of Glasgow and extended in parts of northern England following a surge in infection rates. The new measures come amid a steady uptick in cases across Britain, which has suffered Europe's deadliest outbreak of Covid-19. Apple and Google say they plan to directly integrate contact-tracing software into smartphones as they aim to broaden a jointly developed initiative to combat the coronavirus. The technology, first launched in April on Apple's iOS software and Google's Android system, is meant to alert people through their smartphones when they come into contact with a person infected by the coronavirus. burs-jmy/bp
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