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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: The virus has claimed at least 1,126,471 lives worldwide since it first emerged in China late last year, according to an AFP tally Wednesday at 1100 GMT, based on official sources. At least 40,856,217 cases have been registered across the globe. The United States is the worst-affected country with 221,083 deaths, followed by Brazil with 154,837, India with 115,914, Mexico with 86,993 and Britain with 43,967. More than a million people in northern England will be banned from mixing with other households under tougher new rules announced by government minister Robert Jenrick. The county of South Yorkshire, which includes the city of Sheffield, will enter into "very high alert" restrictions from 12.01 am on Saturday (2301 Friday GMT). The decision will affect around 1.4 million people, meaning that 7.3 million people -- or 13 percent of England's population -- will now be living under the toughest restrictions. Ireland braces for the start of a second nationwide lockdown, with measures coming into effect from midnight, to last six weeks. All citizens are asked to remain at home, with a strict five-kilometre (three-mile) travel limit, while bars and restaurants will be limited to takeaway service only. A ban on visits between households has also been extended, but unlike the first lockdown in March, schools will remain open. The Czech government says it will curb movement and close all retail stores except food shops, drugstores and pharmacies to battle a huge spike in cases. Measures will begin Thursday morning and last until November 3. Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flag carrier, announces plans to cut its workforce by nearly a quarter -- some 8,500 jobs -- and close one of its short-haul airlines. Thailand welcomes its first group of tourists in seven months, as part of an experiment aimed at testing if a wider opening is possible. A planeload of 39 Chinese tourists flew into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport from Shanghai to a welcome from staff in full protective equipment. The visitors underwent health checks and had their luggage disinfected, before donning protective clothing themselves and being whisked away for two weeks' quarantine. The Busan International Film Festival, which usually sees a host of stars and industry players from Asia and elsewhere descend on the port city in South Korea, opens under strict conditions. This year's edition has been forced mostly online, with socially-distanced screenings taking place, but no opening or closing ceremonies, no red-carpet parades and no after-parties. burs-eab/jmy/dl
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