Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
Global cases have reached 77,315,962, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 1,701,085.
To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts:
Tuesday, Dec. 22 (Tokyo time)
2:00 p.m. Thailand confirms 427 new infections, up from 382 a day earlier, most linked to a seafood center in a province near the capital, Bangkok. The new cases include 397 migrant workers in the province, Samut Sakhon, where Thailand’s worst outbreak yet was confirmed last weekend.
1:50 p.m. The U.S. Senate on Monday passes an $892 billion coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation’s pandemic-battered economy and also funding federal government activities through September 2021. The House of Representatives passed the measure earlier…
