Paris (AFP)

New assessments, new measures, highlights: an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic.

- Worsening in Iran -

Iran announced more than 100 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday in 24 hours, which had not happened in two months.

Health officials have recorded 107 new deaths, bringing the epidemic to 8,837 dead in Iran, by far the Middle East country hardest hit by the pandemic.

- Rebound in China -

According to Chinese authorities, 57 new confirmed cases of coronavirus contamination were identified in 24 hours, including 36 in Beijing, the highest daily figure since April.

Beijing health officials said the 36 were all linked to the wholesale market in Xinjadi, south of the capital, which sells meat, fish and vegetables, among other things. This discovery resulted in the emergency containment of 11 surrounding residential areas.

- More than 430,000 dead -

The pandemic has killed more than 430,289 people, and infected nearly 7.8 million people worldwide since its onset in December in China, according to a report established by AFP from official sources Sunday at 11:00 GMT.

The United States is the most affected country with 115,436 deaths. Next came Brazil with 42,720 dead, the United Kingdom (41,662), Italy (34,301) and France (29,398).

- Resignation in Chile -

Chilean Minister of Health Jaime Mañalich resigned on Saturday after a week of controversy over the rise in the number of new coronavirus cases and the counting methodology.

While Chile had totaled 3,101 deaths on Saturday since the beginning of March, the figures transmitted to the WHO reported more than 5,000 deaths linked to Covid-19.

- Rugby celebrated in New Zealand -

Post-coronavirus rugby beats attendance records in New Zealand where more than 43,000 spectators attended without restriction Sunday the Auckland Blues' victory against the Wellington Hurricanes (30-20), at the legendary Eden Park of Auckland.

Already on Saturday, the comeback to a professional rugby stadium had attracted some 20,000 fiery spectators in Dunedin, in the extreme south of the country.

- Tennis at the party -

Tennis also made a winning return to Belgrade during the charity tournament organized by the Serbian Novak Djokovic, the first stage of the "Adria tour", a mini-series of events set up by the world N.1.

Enthusiastic spectators - 2,000 tickets sold and as many distributed to sponsors - notably saw Dominic Thiem (N.3) training with Alexander Zverev (N.7), applauding exhibition meetings, but also attending the Djokovic's surprise defeat against his compatriot Krajinovic (N.32).

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