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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Ireland will be the first EU country to return to lockdown, prime minister Micheal Martin says, issuing a nationwide "stay at home" order but insisting schools will stay open. Measures coming into effect for six weeks from midnight Wednesday (2300 GMT) will see all non-essential retail businesses close and bars and restaurants offering takeaway or delivery only. The virus has claimed 1,119,590 lives worldwide since it first emerged in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1100 GMT Tuesday, based on official sources. At least 40,416,801 cases have been registered across the globe. The United States is the worst-affected country with 220,134 deaths, followed by Brazil with 154,176, India with 115,197, Mexico with 86,338 and Britain with 43,726. London's Heathrow airport begins to roll out paid-for rapid testing, with results in one hour. The LAMP saliva test, which does not have to be processed in a laboratory, will cost £80 ($102) per passenger and is available initially for passengers flying to Italy and Hong Kong. Italy's northern Lombardy region prepares to impose a nighttime curfew, the most restrictive measure the country has seen since emerging from a national lockdown in the spring. The curfew from 11:00 pm (2100 GMT) to 5:00 am is expected to begin on Thursday night and last to November 13. Argentina passes one million cases, with areas outside the capital Buenos Aires bearing the brunt of recent infections. Scientists call for urgent action to improve public trust in immunisation as research suggests sizeable minorities in some nations may be reluctant to be vaccinated against Covid-19. In a new study published in Nature Medicine, researchers in Spain, the US and Britain surveyed 13,400 people in 19 countries and found that while 72 percent said they would be immunised, 14 percent would refuse and another 14 percent would hesitate. Portugal's government is rowing back on mandatory use of a Covid-19 tracing app after suspending a parliamentary vote that would have made downloading it compulsory. "There have been many doubts on this measure," Prime Minister Antonio Costa tells broadcaster TVI in an interview. British researchers say they hope to expose healthy volunteers to the virus that causes Covid-19 in a groundbreaking study to discover the amount needed for people to become infected. China's super wealthy have earned a record $1.5 trillion in 2020, more than the past five years combined, an annual rich list says, reflecting the boom in e-commerce and gaming during lockdowns. A 10 percent capacity crowd of football fans in Greece will be allowed on Wednesday when Olympiakos hosts Marseille in the Champions League at Karaiskaki Stadium in Piraeus, near Athens. burs-eab/jmy/jj
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