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| - These are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Last year was "the worst year in tourism history" and nearly a third of the world's tourist destinations are still completely closed to international travellers, the United Nations tourism body says. International tourist arrivals fell by one billion, or 74 percent, the UNWTO adds. A top EU medicines regulator warns countries not to give emergency authorisation to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine without more data, saying they would be playing "Russian roulette". "We could have Sputnik V on the market in future when we've examined the necessary data," says Christa Wirthumer-Hoche. However, Hungary has already started using it while the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also ordered doses and Austria may follow suit. English children go back to school for the first time since January. Restrictions are easing as 23 million people in Britain have received at least a first jab, bringing down case numbers and easing pressure on hospitals. Israel launches a campaign to vaccinate some 100,000 Palestinians in the West Bank who hold permits to work in Jewish settlements in the occupied territory and inside the Jewish state. Home sides are winning less in South America since football matches have been played inside empty stadiums, according to AFP analysis. In Brazil, a country that lives and breathes football, clubs won 202 times at home in 2018 but only 171 times this season without their fans. At least 2,593,872 people have died of coronavirus since the outbreak began in December 2019, an AFP tally from official sources at 1100 GMT showed. The United States is the worst-affected country with 525,035 deaths followed by Brazil (265,411), Mexico (190,604), India (157,853) and Britain (124,419). burs-fg/eab/jxb
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