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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army General Mark Milley. © Reuters Nikkei staff writers January 17, 2022 10:10 JST Updated on January 18, 2022 01:38 JST | East Asia Copy Copied 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 327,509,303, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,538,591. For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.
