Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Cumulative global cases have reached 251,483,123, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,073,702.
For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.
— Global coronavirus tracker charts
— Status of vaccinations around the world
— World map of spreading mutated strains
— Distribution, duration, safety: challenges emerge in vaccine race
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Friday, Nov. 12 (Tokyo time)
2:16 a.m. Europe’s drug regulator recommends two COVID-19 antibody therapies — one from American-Swiss partners Regeneron-Roche and another from South Korea’s Celltrion — as the region builds up its defense against surging cases, reports Reuters.
Thursday, Nov. 11
6:30 p.m.…
