The US announced the suspension of travel from almost all EU nations due to COVID-19.
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US President Joe Biden announced that Americans no longer needed to wear masks against COVID-19, following guidance released by the CDC.
One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced they would relax their COVID mandates for some of the workforce.
The Writers Guild of America went on strike after a labor dispute.
Earliest traceable patient, a 55-year-old man, develops symptoms of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China.
