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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Europe has become the epicentre of the epidemic with more infections than any other region -- 11.6 million since it first emerged in China late last year, according to an AFP tally on Thursday at 1100 GMT based on official sources. The virus has so far claimed 1,226,154 lives worldwide with 48,110,365 registered cases. The United States remains the most affected country, with 233,734 deaths. The countries with the next-highest death tolls are Brazil with 161,106, India with 124,315, Mexico with 93,228 and the UK with 47,742. England's 56 million people begin a second lockdown as concerns mount about the impact on the economy and on mental health. The Bank of England unveils an extra £150 billion (165 million euros, $196 million) stimulus as it forecasts a deeper recession than previously thought for the UK economy. The UN General Assembly moves to hold a special session focused on international coordination to the coronavirus pandemic from December 3-4 in New York. The EU says a second wave of the pandemic has stalled a nascent recovery in Europe, warning that the economy will not return to pre-virus normality before 2023. The French capital's mayor announces some shops will be forced to close at 10:00 pm to prevent virus-spreading gatherings. Late-night shoppers have continued to fill stores selling takeaway alcohol and food despite the national lockdown. The World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe says it is seeing an "explosion" of coronavirus cases in the region as mortality rates rise. "It's going to be a little bit of a tough time, we need to be honest on that," WHO's regional director for Europe Hans Kluge says. China defends a ban on non-Chinese arrivals from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines as "reasonable and fair" as it guards against a resurgence of the virus. Greece will re-enter a lockdown from Saturday for three weeks to battle a second wave, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says he has gone into self-isolation after a person in his "vicinity" met someone with Covid-19. Germany's Lufthansa -- Europe's largest airline -- says it will carry only a quarter of its normal capacity from October to December after it posts a third quarter net loss of 2.0 billion euros. Coronavirus lockdowns in Europe have led to some environmental improvements such as better air quality and lower carbon emissions, but they are temporary and coupled with a surge in single-use plastic, the European Environment Agency (EEA) says. Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will go ahead next year as a seated event instead of its usual glittering street parade to protect revellers from the pandemic, organisers announce. burs-eab/fg/pvh/har
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