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 125,384,934, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 2,753,444.
For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and the progress of vaccination 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, March 26 (Tokyo time)
6:00 p.m. Japan’s record $1 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year is approved by parliament. The 106.6 trillion yen ($975.83 billion) budget for the year beginning April 1 features 5 trillion yen in emergency spending related to the pandemic. That follows three…
