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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns allowing Covid-19 to spread in the hope of achieving so-called herd immunity is "unethical". "Never in the history of public health has herd immunity been used as a strategy for responding to an outbreak, let alone a pandemic," he adds. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders pubs in Liverpool to close after a new surge in cases in the country which has the worst death toll in Europe. A new three-tiered system of alerts is also being put in place to try to bring order to a confused system of local restrictions as staff at three field hospitals were told to prepare for a wave of admissions. Prime Minister Jean Castex warns that French authorities could impose new local lockdowns in a bid to contain a "strong second wave" of coronavirus cases. Asked about the chances of new stay-at-home orders and business closures, he says "nothing can be ruled out, given what we're seeing in our hospitals". But he adds that "it should be possible" to avoid a nationwide lockdown. All nine million people in the major Chinese port city of Qingdao will be tested within five days following a tiny outbreak of the coronavirus, health officials say. The country where the virus first emerged has largely controlled the pandemic, in contrast to many parts of the world still afflicted by rolling lockdowns and high case numbers. At least 1,077,849 people have died of the coronavirus since it emerged in China late in 2019, according to an AFP tally at 1100 GMT on Monday based on official sources. At least 37,575,650 cases have been officially registered worldwide. Of these, at least 25,963,400 are now considered recovered. After the United States with 214,776 deaths, Brazil has reported 150,488, India 109,150, Mexico 83,781, and the United Kingdom 42,825. The coronavirus can survive on items such as banknotes and mobile phones for up to 28 days, "significantly longer" than reported in previous studies, Australia's national science agency reveals. The scientists found that at 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit), the virus was "extremely robust" on smooth surfaces. Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci says an ad aired by Donald Trump's re-election campaign was edited to make him seem to endorse the president's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. "In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never publicly endorsed any political candidate," says Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases. Malaysia announces sweeping new curbs around Kuala Lumpur and worst-hit Sabah state as it fights a new coronavirus surge. Schools and places of worship will be closed, people will only be allowed to leave home for essential tasks such as shopping, while all sports and other recreational activities will be banned. burs/jmy/fg/bp
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