These are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo is the first person in the world to get a shot under the Covax vaccine-sharing scheme, getting a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in a live broadcast.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets the first shot of the home-produced Covaxin jab, one of two approved for use in India even though the late stage data from trials on 25,800 volunteers have not yet been released.

A press group accuses China of using the pandemic as "yet another way to control journalists", warning that the extra surveillance and restrictions imposed by Beijing for health reasons frustrate reporters' work.

Deliveries of four million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine begin in the US with all expected to be dispatched by Tuesday.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urges New Zealanders to "call out" virus rule-breakers as public anger builds over infringements that forced the country's largest city back into lockdown.

Britain wants a person infected with a powerful strain from Brazil to come forward after one of six people who tested positive for the variant failed to provide their contact details.

The Philippines launches its vaccination drive with health workers, soldiers, police and government officials first in line to get donated Chinese Sinovac jabs despite concerns over their effectiveness.

Indonesian resort island Bali launches a drive-in vaccination campaign targeting thousands of hospitality workers, as the popular tourist destination eyes reopening to foreign visitors.

A survey of six industrialised countries shows willingness to get a vaccine is on the rise.

The UK is up the most with 89 percent in favour of taking one and France the least enthusiastic at 59 percent, but still sharply up from the 40 percent level seen in December.

The virus has killed at least 2,531,448 people since it emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources.

The US is the worst-affected country with 513,092 deaths, followed by Brazil (254,942), Mexico (185,715) and India (157,157) and the UK (122,849).

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