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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: The pandemic has killed at least 766,228 people worldwide since surfacing in China late last year, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Sunday. More than 21 million cases have been registered. The United States has recorded the most deaths with 169,489, followed by Brazil with 107,232, Mexico with 56,543, India with 49,980 and Britain with 41,361. The small northern wine-growing region of La Rioja and the southeastern region of Murcia are the first Spanish regions to implement a raft of new measures to be enforced nationwide. These include the closing of all discos, night clubs and dancing halls, restaurants and bars are required to shut by 1:00 am, visits in retirement homes will be limited, and smoking outdoors in public places is banned when a distance of two metres cannot be maintained. Spain's remaining regional governments are expected to start implementing the new measures in the coming days. Israel says citizens, residents and foreign workers returning from 20 countries will be exempted from a 14-day coronavirus quarantine period, but keeps its borders closed to tourists. The health ministry's list of 20 "green" countries deemed a lower risk includes the Britain, Germany, Italy, Greece and Cyprus, as well as Canada, New Zealand, Rwanda, Jordan and Hong Kong. The departure of the MSC Grandiosa from Italy's northwestern port city of Genoa marks the first major cruise ship to set sail in the Mediterranean since the worldwide grounding of liners in March. Italy orders the three-week closure of all dance venues and said that from 6 pm to 6 am, the wearing of masks would be mandatory in public areas where groups could form. Closed establishments had already been barred from operating. The nightlife sector employs nearly 50,000 people in 3,000 clubs across the country, according to the nightclub operators' union. Days after a surprise political agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalise relations, firms from the two countries sign an agreement to jointly develop research and studies on the novel coronavirus, the UAE's state WAM agency reports. More than 200 people demonstrate in Brussels against coronavirus restrictions after facemasks were mandated in public for 1.2 million people living in the region. Many of the protesters do not wear masks, but carry placards saying "Corona circus" or "It's my body, it's my choice". burs-eab/gd/jxb
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