Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:
TOKYO - As of 11 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9
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Japan confirmed 2,810 daily coronavirus cases Wednesday as well as 555 people with severe symptoms, both record highs, as the country continued to grapple with a spike in infections.
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Nurses from the Ground Self-Defense Force started working Wednesday at understaffed facilities in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, after being dispatched to the northern Japan city to help it cope with a recent spike in coronavirus infections.
- A Royal Caribbean International ship returned to port in Singapore on Wednesday after a passenger on the so-called cruise to nowhere recorded a positive coronavirus test.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister and close aide, Kim Yo Jong, condemned the South for looking down on Pyongyang's efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, state-run media reported Wednesday.
- President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to ensure Americans have priority access to coronavirus vaccines before the U.S. government works to facilitate their supply to other countries.
- Empress Masako, on the occasion of her 57th birthday on Wednesday, expressed her desire to overcome the challenges presented by the novel coronavirus pandemic together with the Japanese people, saying they are "invaluable" people and wishes for their happiness.
As of 11 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8
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