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Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Russia records its highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic as it grapples with a spike in infections spurred by the highly contagious Delta variant, days before Saint Petersburg hosts a Euro 2020 quarter-final in front of thousands of fans. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko says that 151,000 people in Russia are currently in hospital with the coronavirus and that the "situation is tense, especially in large cities". More than three billion Covid-19 vaccines have been administered around the world, an AFP tally finds. High-income countries have administered an average of 79 doses per 100 inhabitants, with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrein and Israel taking the lead. In low-income nations, the figure is just one shot per 100 people. The Kremlin concedes that Russia will not reach its 60 percent vaccination target by the end of summer. The United States leads calls at a G20 meeting for greater global cooperation in light of the pandemic, while China calls on "able countries to avoid export restrictions or excessive hoarding" of vaccines. India authorises the emergency use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, the fourth to be approved by New Delhi, as it seeks to ramp up inoculations. The UAE capital Abu Dhabi says it will allow only vaccinated people in many public places, including schools, malls and restaurants, from August 20 in an effort to combat the pandemic. The United States begins shipping 2.5 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine to Bangladesh, as the South Asian country confronts a wave of new infections, a White House official says. Rwanda closes schools in the capital Kigali and eight other virus hotspots for two weeks starting July 1, after flare-ups in recent weeks following the emergence of new variants. Ireland will delay lifting indoor dining restrictions, planned for July 5, prime minister Micheal Martin says, blaming the pause on the new Delta variant. The pandemic has killed at least 3,932,561 people since the virus first emerged in December 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data at 1000 GMT Tuesday. The United States is the worst-affected country with 604,115 deaths, followed by Brazil with 514,092, India with 397,637, Mexico 232,608 and Peru with 192,163. The figures are based on reports by health authorities in each country, but do not take into account upward revisions carried out later by statistical bodies. The WHO says up to three times more people have died directly or indirectly due to the pandemic than official figures suggest. burs-eab-jmy/pvh
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