| | What you need to know about the coronavirus today |
High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus to which many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their effectiveness, some experts say. U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed six million as many states in the Midwest reported increasing infections, according to a Reuters tally. India reported 78,512 COVID-19 infections today, more than any other country but fewer than Sunday when it posted the world’s biggest, single-day tally, as authorities looked to open more sectors of the economy. As COVID-19 cases in China sink to new lows, the world’s largest population of university students is heading back to campus in a migration defined by lockdowns, patriotic education and cutting-edge surveillance equipment. Track the spread of the virus with this state-by-state and county map. | | | |
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