Japan: The pace of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. continued to ease as the country’s week-to-week average fell to its lowest in almost four months. The White House issued its strongest criticism yet of the World Health Organization’s handling of the investigation into the origins of the virus and China’s involvement in the probe’s findings.
with the discovery of several local cases, bringing an abrupt halt to the country’s summer of unrestricted movement. Melbourne recorded only one community infection, bringing hope that its lockdown can be lifted this week
Japan officially approved Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine, according to Kyodo, and Hong Kong said it can start vaccinations in early March. The U.K. affirmed its plan for schools to reopen early next month as the nation’s vaccine program meets its first target.
Global Tracker:
Cases exceed 108.7 million;
deaths pass 2.3 million
Vaccine Tracker: More than 173 million shots given