People wearing face masks walk in Osaka's Umeda area on Jan. 14, 2021, a day after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency in seven additional prefectures, including Osaka, amid the continued spread of the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrive in Wuhan, China, by air on Jan. 14, 2021, to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus. The 10-member team is expected to conduct the research in Wuhan, where Chinese authorities reported the first coronavirus case in December 2019, for about two weeks, after being quarantined at a local hotel for about two weeks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
