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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 300 million.

Global Covid-19 Cases Cross 300 Million Mark. Weekly cases have jumped at the start of this year to almost 10 million from 5.5 million at the end of last month, with over 5.4 million deaths. According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University shows.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to hold a special session Friday to consider the Biden administration’s vaccine rules for private employers and healthcare workers.

Here is the latest:

The Chinese mainland recorded 174 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 116 linked to local transmissions and 58 from overseas.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday said 109 countries will miss the target of vaccinating 70% of their population by July based on current vaccinations.

Israel has lifted the ban on travel to eight countries, the ministry of health said in a statement on Thursday.

The global case-number milestone, reached Thursday, has been accelerated by the Omicron variant’s rapid spread. Weekly cases have jumped at the start of this year to almost 10 million from 5.5 million at the end of last month, according to Johns Hopkins.

Credit: CGTN, Wall Street Journal, Image Credit: Times of India. 

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