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The global coronavirus tally has exceeded 223.1 million, and at least 4.6 million people have died because of the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University, which tracks data on the pandemic.
The US, India, and Brazil are still the countries worst affected in the world by the coronavirus pandemic. The United States has confirmed more than 40.6 million infections and 654,576 deaths; India has registered 33.17 million coronavirus cases and 442,009 fatalities; and Brazil has logged almost 20.9 million infections and the second-highest death toll in the world - more than 585,174.
More than 5.59 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide.
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19:29 GMT 10.09.2021
Former French Health Minister Faces Charges in Health Crisis Investigation - Reports
PARIS(Sputnik) - Former French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has been indicted for "endangering the lives of others" as part of an ongoing investigation into the COVID-19 crisis in the country, Le Parisien newspaper reported Friday.

The investigation into the mishandling of the pandemic in France was opened in July of 2020.

Buzyn, who served as the country's health minister from May 2017 to February 2020, was summoned to appear in front of the judges on Friday. The hearing was conducted in the Law Court of the Republic, a special court which deals with complaints against serving or former ministers.

The ex-minister has been accused of "voluntarily abstaining from fighting a disaster" and "putting the lives of others at risk," the newspaper said.

Current French Health Minister Olivier Veran is reportedly also expected to be summoned by the same judges in the coming weeks.
19:17 GMT 10.09.2021
Registration of Russian Vaccines in EU Hampered by Lack of Professional Dialogue - Russian FM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian vaccines would already have been registered in the European Union if Moscow's Western partners conducted the dialogue professionally, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday.

"If the dialogue were conducted professionally, I am convinced we would have achieved results long ago … When talking to our partners, I feel that they would have also preferred a positive outcome as soon as possible," Lavrov said at a Russian journalism forum.

He noted that some European countries that wanted to use Russian COVID-19 vaccines had already authorized them on the national level, and added that "the door is open for everyone else."
At the same time, Lavrov said that there is no shortage of constructive ideas on Russia's part and dismissed claims that Moscow was trying to "start vaccine wars."
As yet, not a single one of five homegrown Russian vaccines against COVID-19 has been recognized by the European drug regulator.
18:52 GMT 10.09.2021
Morocco Reports 2,668 New COVID-19 Cases
17:31 GMT 10.09.2021
US Appeals Court Reportedly Rules to Reinstate Mask Mandate Ban in Florida Schools
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an event to give out bonuses to first responders held at the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside on August 10, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. DeSantis gave out some of the $1,000 checks that the Florida state budget passed for both first responders and teachers across the state.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.09.2021
US Appeals Court Rules to Reinstate Mask Mandate Ban in Florida Schools
16:59 GMT 10.09.2021
French Ex-Health Minister Buzyn Under Investigation Over Pandemic Handling
According to the French prosecutor's office, Agnes Buzyn, who has been serving as health minister from May 2017 to February 2020, is under an official investigation over her handling of the coronavirus crisis.
She has been charged with "endangering the lives of others", the prosecutor of the Republic's Court of Justice said. The ex-minister attended a hearing at the court, saying it was "an excellent opportunity for me to explain myself and to establish the truth".

"I won't let the actions of the government or my actions as a minister be discredited when we did so much to prepare our country for a global health crisis that is still ongoing", she said.

Buzyn resigned from her office at the beginning of the pandemic and became the Paris mayoral candidate from President Macron's party La République En Marche! (LREM), but lost the race.
French President Emmanuel Macron (3rdR) chairs his first cabinet meeting as President with his newly named ministers, from the left, Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, Foreign and European Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb, Justice Minister Francois Bayrou, and Health and Solidarity Minister Agnes Buzyn, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 18, 2017 - Sputnik International
16:52 GMT 10.09.2021
Fauci Says COVID-19 Mu Variant 'Not Matter of Alarm' in US at Present
Dr. Mayank Amin draws a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before giving a booster dose at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 14, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.09.2021
Fauci Says COVID-19 Mu Variant 'Not Matter of Alarm' in US at Present
16:17 GMT 10.09.2021
Philippine President Duterte Extends State of Emergency Over COVID-19 for One Year

"I, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers invested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby further extend the declared State of Calamity throughout the Philippines for a period of one (1) year", the presidential decree read.

12:59 GMT 10.09.2021
Govt in India's Punjab State to Send Unvaccinated Employees on Forced Leave from 15 September
Chief of Punjab state Amarinder Singh announced on Friday that state government employees who have not taken the first dose of Covid vaccine for any reason other than medical will be compulsorily sent on leave after 15 September.
An official statement said that the measure has been taken to ensure that those who are vaccinated do not have to pay the price for continued vaccine hesitancy of those who are not. In view of the upcoming festival season, the chief also ordered an extension of the existing Covid restrictions till 30 September. The state has set a limit of 300 for all gatherings.
11:38 GMT 10.09.2021
EMA Ready to Carry out New Inspections of Sputnik V Vaccine in Russia
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is ready to carry out new inspections related to the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Russia in coordination with the developer, a spokesperson for the EMA told Sputnik on Friday.

"EMA's assessment of the Sputnik V vaccine continues. If further inspections are considered necessary as part of the assessment, these will be planned with the developer, but we cannot go into further details at this stage", the spokesperson said.

08:33 GMT 10.09.2021
Denmark Lifts All COVID-19 Restrictions - State Media
MURMANSK (Sputnik) - The Danish government is canceling all restrictions imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic starting Friday, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation reported.

The restrictions had been in place for 18 months, since March 11, 2020.

The Dutch will no longer have to wear masks, keep number of people at group gatherings limited and use health passes, among other restrictions that have been lifted. However, schools may close down again if there is a surge in infectious cases, the broadcaster said.

COVID-19 is no longer considered an extremely dangerous disease in Denmark thanks to the vaccination campaign, which proved itself as an effective tool against the epidemic, prominent Danish infectious diseases specialist Jens Lundgren was cited as saying.
08:08 GMT 10.09.2021
Russia Lifts Restrictions on Belarus Flights From September 21 - COVID-19 Response Centre
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is lifting restrictions on air traffic with Belarus starting from September 21, the national coronavirus response centre announced on Friday.

"The response center for the prevention of import and spreading of the novel coronavirus infection in Russia considered lifting restrictions on air traffic with Belarus. Following a discussion, the government decided to remove all restrictions on air traffic with Belarus from September 21, 2021," the center said in a statement.
07:55 GMT 10.09.2021
Australia's Daily Coronavirus Cases Reaches 2,000 as Delta Variant Continues to Spread
07:54 GMT 10.09.2021
Egypt's Daily COVID-19 Cases Exceeds 400 for First Time in Months
07:46 GMT 10.09.2021
China, US May Continue Dialogue on Economic Recovery, Fighting COVID-19 Pandemic - Xi
BEIJING (Sputnik) - The relevant government agencies of China and the United States may continue the dialogue on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-pandemic economic recovery on the basis of mutual respect, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart, Joe Biden.

"The relevant bodies of the two countries, based on the respect of each other's concerns and the due settlement of disagreements, could continue the dialogue as well as promote the coordination and cooperation on important international and regional issues, including climate change, preventing and fighting the pandemic and the economic recovery," Xi said, as quoted by the China Central Television.
04:49 GMT 10.09.2021
Number of COVID-19 Cases in India Rises by 34,973 Over Past 24 Hours – Health Ministry
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India has confirmed 34,973 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, with the total number of those infected having reached 33,174,954, the country's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on 10 September.

The death toll from the disease has reached 442,009 people, with 260 new fatalities being recorded over the past day.

More than 32.34 million people have recovered in India since the start of the outbreak.

A day earlier, the country confirmed 43,263 new coronavirus cases, with 338 fatalities.
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