Japan has seen 267,000 cases and nearly 3,900 deaths

Australia has detected several cases of the new variant

There is optimism that the rollout of coronavirus vaccines will be better coordinated under the new government

Singapore has so far only approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine

The closings were implemented to help stem a new Covid-19 wave

Europe is now under strictest restrictions

A handful of Republicans joined calls for Trump’s removal

Iran wants Biden to lift sanctions that were imposed by outgoing President Donald Trump

The number of deaths linked to the coronavirus in South Korea passed 1,000

China continues to take aggressive measures to prevent another wave of the disease