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| - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. At least 289,138 coronavirus deaths have been recorded since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT on Tuesday based on official sources. There have been more than 4,226,110 officially recorded cases in 195 countries and territories. The United States has recorded most deaths at 81,650. It is followed by Britain (32,692), Italy (30,911), France (26,991) and Spain (26,920). As it begins to cautiously ease its nationwide lockdown, Russia becomes the country with the world's second-highest number of coronavirus infections at more than 232,000, according to an AFP tally. Containment measures remain in many parts of the country, including hard-hit Moscow which is on lockdown until the end of May, but other regions begin to lift some restrictions. Among the new infections is President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, who says he has tested positive. The US administration's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warns that ending lockdowns too quickly could bring "severe consequences" including new outbreaks of coronavirus just as the country tries to overcome the pandemic. US Vice President Mike Pence, whose press secretary tested positive for coronavirus, has decided to "keep his distance" from President Donald Trump for a few days. The Chinese city of Wuhan, original epicentre of the pandemic, plans to conduct tests on its entire population of 11 million people after new cases emerge for the first time in weeks. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils a $270-billion (250-billion-euro) stimulus package to boost flagging growth amid the pandemic. It is worth about 10 percent of India's GDP. The European Union is set to present recommendations on Wednesday to save the summer season in Europe's tourism sector, including urging EU countries to gradually reopen shuttered internal borders. Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair says it plans to restore 40 percent of its flights from July, provided government restrictions on EU flights are lifted and health measures are put in place at airports. Thousands of primary and nursery schools reopen throughout France as the government eases its coronavirus lockdown rules despite some fears of a second waves of infections. Teachers wear face masks and the children's chairs are separated to avoid spreading the disease. People arriving in Spain will face a mandatory 14-day quarantine, the government announces, with the measure to come into effect on Friday and remain in place until May 24, and beyond if necessary. Algeria extends confinement measures to May 29, after the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Indonesians who violate social distancing rules in the capital Jakarta could be forced to clean toilets under a range of punishments listed in new rules aimed at battling coronavirus infections. burs-acm/jmy/spm
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