Sydney Lockdown Extended; Pope Makes Vaccine Plea: Virus Update
Mutant Strain Spreads; N.J. Records Worst Month: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/26/2020 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. cases rose on Christmas Day at the slowest rate in almost two months, though the numbers were likely skewed by the holiday. Hospitalizations in New York City continued to climb, while statewide the total fell slightly, as did new infections. New Jersey has had about as many cases in December as it did from May through October. North Carolina surpassed 500,000 infections over the holiday. Japan will ban entry to most non-Japanese nationals through the end of January. Global infections surp...