China announced that the Coronavirus had created the country’s worst health emergency since 1949.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the spread of COVID-19 was now at a Pandemic stage.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
Japan opened its borders to tourists after two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Writers Guild of America went on strike after a labor dispute.
The United States had its first official COVID-19 related death.
