FACTBOX-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
* India's deaths relative to infections hit a record high in June after cases peaked in early May, an analysis of government data shows, amid pressure on authorities to accurately report deaths from a second wave of the virus. * Japan said it would ship millions more doses of AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine to Asian neighbours this week.
U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters 160 million Americans would be fully vaccinated by the end of this week, while the COVAX global vaccine-sharing initiative's managing director said the facility expects to have 1.9 billion doses by year-end. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS
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* Greece reported a jump in daily infections and outlined plans to reimpose curbs on entertainment, after many weeks of declining case numbers that prompted authorities to lift most restrictions. * Russia reported a record 737 deaths from coronavirus-linked causes in the past 24 hours as the country stepped up efforts to vaccinate its population of more than 144 million people.
* Germany should lift all remaining coronavirus-linked social and economic curbs as soon as everyone has been offered a vaccine, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas was quoted as saying, suggesting that point should be reached next month. ASIA-PACIFIC
* Struggling to contain an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant, Fiji reported a record 636 infections and six deaths, with the mortuary at Pacific island's main hospital already filled to capacity. * India's deaths relative to infections hit a record high in June after cases peaked in early May, an analysis of government data shows, amid pressure on authorities to accurately report deaths from a second wave of the virus.
* Japan said it would ship millions more doses of AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine to Asian neighbours this week. * Japan is also likely to extend a quasi state-of-emergency for the greater Tokyo area by a month, and some Olympics events including the opening ceremony may be held without spectators, Kyodo News reported.
AMERICAS * COVAX is aiming to overcome roadblocks to the shipment of vaccines to Venezuela "as soon as possible," a spokesman for the GAVI alliance said.
* The Biden administration will send 1.5 million Moderna vaccines to Guatemala and 2 million to Vietnam, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. * Pfizer will reduce deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico for two weeks due to renovations at a U.S. plant in the United States, Mexican deputy health minister said.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA * Tunisia will buy 3.5 million doses of vaccine directly from Johnson & Johnson, amid sharp criticism of the government for the slow pace of its vaccination campaign.
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS * Privately held Batavia Biosciences said it is working with Swiss start-up Swiss Rockets AG on an investigational COVID-19 vaccine that both companies hope to begin testing in humans next year.
ECONOMIC IMPACT * Global stock prices fell sharply Tuesday - after some indexes briefly touched new highs - as tumbling bond yields, lower crude prices, China's latest tech crackdown and expectations of a hawkish Fed report on Wednesday waved red flags at investors.
* U.S. services industry activity grew at a moderate pace in June, likely restrained by labor and raw material shortages. * The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell by 3% to 221,088 over the last seven days, the slowest weekly decline since the economy began to reopen in April, data showed.
(Compiled by Devika Syamnath, Anita Kobylinska and Federico Maccioni; Edited by Ed Osmond, Alison Williams and Maju Samuel)
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