Paris (AFP)

New measures, new reports and highlights: an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic around the world.

- Australia begins to vaccinate -

After New Zealand on Saturday, it is Australia's turn to start its vaccination campaign this Sunday.

Members of the Australian government were among the first to receive a dose of the vaccine, in an effort to build public confidence.

This operation comes the day after demonstrations against vaccination that brought together thousands of people.

According to a survey by the Australian National University, nearly 22% of Australians do not plan to be vaccinated.

- London promises a first dose for all -

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises that all adults will receive a first dose of the vaccine by the end of July and all over 50s by mid-April.

To date, a quarter of the UK population has received the first dose of the vaccine, but less than 1% of the population has received the second dose.

Mr Johnson is due to announce to Parliament on Monday his roadmap for a deconfinement which he wishes "cautious and progressive".

- More than 204 million doses -

Globally, more than 204.88 million doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered in at least 109 countries or territories, according to a count made by AFP from official sources on Sunday at 11:00 GMT.

A figure, however, underestimated, China and Russia having not provided data since February 9.

- Canada: border screening -

Canada, worried about the progression of variants deemed to be more contagious, will impose, as of Monday, screening tests at its land border with the United States, currently accessible only for "essential" trips.

- WHO urges Tanzania to act -

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on Tanzania to take measures to protect its citizens, but also the populations of the countries visited by Tanzanians, while the Tanzanian President John Magufuli has never stopped minimize the dangerousness of the coronavirus.

In recent weeks, the country has been hit by a wave of deaths officially attributed to pneumonia.

- The Moselle, a high-risk area?

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The Moselle (north-east of France), already classified as a "risk zone" by Germany, could go up a notch, being considered as "high incidence zone", even "zone affected by variants of the virus ", during a meeting scheduled for Monday around Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to the regional press group Funke.

If this materializes, Berlin could require anyone entering its territory from this border department to present a negative test for less than 48 hours.

- More than 2.46 million dead -

The pandemic has killed more than 2.46 million people worldwide since the end of December, out of more than 111 million confirmed contaminations, according to a report established by AFP on Sunday at 11:00 GMT.

The United States is the country with the most deaths (497,648), ahead of Brazil (245,977) and Mexico (179,797).

These figures are globally underestimated.

They are based on daily reports from national health authorities, without including reassessments based on statistical bases.

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