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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide passes 40 million, standing at 40,066,650 at 1200 GMT Monday, according to an AFP tally based on official sources. Worldwide, the virus has claimed 1,114,860 lives since it first emerged in China late last year. The United States is the worst-affected country with 219,676 deaths, followed by Brazil with 153,905, India with 114,610, Mexico 86,167 and Britain 43,646. Belgium shutters bars and restaurants for a month and imposes an overnight curfew from midnight, as it seeks to stem a new wave of coronavirus infections. Belgium already has one of the highest per-capita rates of infection in the world, and has registered 222,253 cases -- a figure that has doubled in the past month. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte places restrictions on bars and restaurants and pushes to increase working from home, as he seeks to tackle "a new wave of contagion". Arrivals at schools will also be staggered to help with social distancing and local festivals and fairs, very widespread in Italy, will also be banned under the new measures. Wales will impose a full "firebreak" lockdown for two weeks from Friday in a bid to reduce soaring coronavirus cases, First Minister Mark Drakeford announces. "Unless we act the NHS will not be able to look after the increasing number that are falling ill," he says, referring to the state-run health service. Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne eases some stay-at-home restrictions after coronavirus infection rates fall. Since July when a spike in cases began, Melbourne's five million people have been barred from leaving their homes with a few exceptions. People are now able to go and have their hair done and play golf. China's economy grew by 4.9 percent in the third quarter, continuing a strong recovery from coronavirus lockdowns and it is now close to pre-pandemic levels. After China shut down major cities, its economy saw an unprecedented contraction in the first three months of the year, but has seen a strong recovery over the past six months. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat is in "critical" condition and in a medically induced coma, the Jerusalem hospital treating him for coronavirus complications says. The 65-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 on October 9, the Palestine Liberation Organization said. Iran announces 337 deaths from the novel coronavirus, a record high for a single day in the Middle East country hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The United Nations says it will stockpile one billion syringes around the world by the end of 2021, to be used for the delivery of any future coronavirus vaccine. The UN Children's Fund UNICEF says it aims to get 520 million syringes in its warehouses by the end of this year, to guarantee an initial supply in countries ahead of the vaccine. burs-jmy/jj
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