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Feb 3, 2021
In this Jan. 21 photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. Fauci is advising people to watch the Super Bowl at home with their own families to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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The Latest: Mexico sees near-record daily coronavirus deaths
A sign is posted COVID-19 testing in NOT available at this location, on the doors of a CVS pharmacy in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. California s rollout has been bumpy and chaotic, marked by differing county rules and too little vaccine. The Biden administration has pledged to ramp up delivery, and on Tuesday, Feb. 2, CVS pharmacies announced it would start inoculating people in some California stores next week.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) February 03, 2021 - 6:44 PM
MEXICO CITY â Mexico reported a near-record 1,707 confirmed coronavirus deaths Wednesday, as the country runs out of vaccines.
The Health Department reported Mexicoâs COVID-19 deaths now total 161,240, and confirmed infections rose by 12,153 to nearly 1.89 million. Estimates based on excess-death statistics suggest the real death toll is over 195,000.
TOKYO Japan enacted legislation allowing officials to enforce coronavirus measures by punishing violators of mandatory orders with fines.
This comes as the country struggles to slow the latest wave of infections amid growing uncertainty about the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine considered key to holding the Olympics this summer.
The legislation was passed by the parliament and enacted into law the day after Prime Minister Yoshihide extended an ongoing non-binding state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other urban areas by one month until March 7.
Under the revised laws that take effect next week, restaurants, bars and other business owners that defy mandatory orders for shorter service hours or closures can be fined up to 300,000 yen ($2,860). Fines of up to 500,000 yen ($4,760) can be imposed on patients who refuse to be hospitalized, and up to 300,000 ($2,860) to those who refuse to cooperate with health authorities in contact tracing and other surveys.
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