
[block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 115 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday.
When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year, officials promised they would open in 2021 as proof of mankind’s triumph over the coronavirus. But six months before the rescheduled start, victory over the virus remains distant, and fears are growing rapidly that the Games may not take place at all.
[block type="summary”]EU leaders grappled Thursday with the threat of new coronavirus variants whose spread risks outpacing the hope that vaccines will put a quickish end to the pandemic in Europe.