Coronavirus live news: China reports highest infections in two months; US sees almost 500,000 cases in one week | World news | #wordnews | #evesarkisyan

Summary Here are the key developments from the last few hours: Nearly 500,000 people have contracted Covid-19 in the United States over the last seven days, as new cases and hospitalizations set records in the Midwest. The seven-day total is 491,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The US has the highest number of infections worldwide, with more than 8.7 million people who have contracted the virus. Its death toll, also the worldࢀ™s largest, stands at more than 226,000. On Tuesday the White House included among a lists of accomplishments this year ࢀœEnding the Covid-19 pandemicࢀ. A news release accompanying a…