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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: British drugs group AstraZeneca and Oxford University say their jointly-developed vaccine has shown "an average efficacy of 70 percent" in trials, and up to 90 percent if a small dose is given first. Unlike other leading vaccine candidates which must be kept at -70 degrees Celsius, the not-for-profit vaccine can be handled "at normal refrigerated conditions". Canada's biggest city closes restaurants and shops for one month, except for takeaway or click and collect services. Private indoor gatherings are also banned though schools will remain open. British PM Boris Johnson is set to announce a major testing programme in high risk regions after England's first city-wide testing in Liverpool led to a "substantial fall" in cases. A man in northwest France is fined after breaking lockdown with the written explanation that he was going out to "smash a guy's face in". "He had the written form with his real name and the time he had left home -- 10:15 pm," said police, "But we told him that the reason for going out was not valid." Forecasts predict the Eurozone's economy will contract by a historic 7.4 percent in 2020 and expect a recovery of just 3.7 percent in 2021. Staff at Shanghai's biggest international airport face mass testing and vaccinations for high-risk workers after a small outbreak in the city linked to several cargo handlers. The coronavirus has killed at least 1,388,590 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT Monday. There were 7,157 new deaths and 511,144 new cases recorded worldwide in the previous 24 hours. The United States is the worst-affected country with 256,798 deaths, followed by Brazil with 169,183 deaths; India with 133,738 deaths; Mexico with 101,676 deaths; and the United Kingdom with 55,024 deaths. A Malaysian company that is the world's biggest manufacturer of surgical gloves is closing over half of its factories after a surge in coronavirus cases among workers. Top Glove has seen a huge jump in demand since the start of the pandemic but there has been a cluster of virus outbreaks among Top Glove employees at factories in an industrial area near the capital, Kuala Lumpur. More than 1,000 cases were recorded Monday, prompting the government to order the plants to close. bur-nrh/fg/ach
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