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

- New daily death record in Russia -

Russian authorities on Saturday reported 819 deaths linked to Covid-19 in 24 hours, a record for the third consecutive day due to the Delta variant and a sluggish vaccination campaign.

- New turn of the screw in Sydney -

As of Monday, those failing to comply with the draconian restrictions will face heavy fines.

Containment measures have also been extended to the entire state of New South Wales for the first time this year, for at least seven days.

An almost deserted street in Sydney where health restrictions will be tightened, August 14, 2021 in Australia Saeed KHAN AFP

- State of emergency in Guatemala -

Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei has declared a state of emergency for 30 days, with a nighttime curfew from Sunday to deal with the upsurge in Covid-19 cases.

Covid-19: trends in the world AFP

This country of 17 million people has recorded up to 4,000 new infections per day, with 407,564 cases and more than 11,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

- Anti-health pass demonstrations in France -

Opponents of all stripes to the health pass marched through many cities in France for the fifth Saturday in a row, a few days after the device was generalized in most public places.

The authorities expect to see around 250,000 demonstrators marching across the country.

Demonstration against the health pass and the vaccination obligation for certain professions, August 14, 2021 in Paris Sameer Al-DOUMY AFP

The French health pass reserves access to restaurants, cinemas, museums, long-distance transport, hospitals and other public places to people vaccinated, cured of Covid-19 or tested negative.

- Parisian department stores will require the health pass from Monday -

The five Parisian department stores (Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, BHV, Le Bon Marché and la Samaritaine) will introduce health pass control from Monday, announced the police headquarters.

In addition to these brands, which are very popular with tourists, there are the Parisian shopping centers Italie 2, Center Beaugrenelle and Vill'up, as well as the Aéroville shopping center near Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, all with an area of more than 20,000 m2.

The facade of the BHV Marais in Paris in March 2016 MARTIN BUREAU AFP / Archives

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