China said an expert team from the World Health Organization will visit on Jan. 14 to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, following a rare rebuke last week from the global health group over a delay in travel permits. A new cluster erupted in Suihua city of northeastern province Heilongjiang, while a move to prevent the spread of infections to the capital city from nearby Hebei is triggering a spike in food prices.

Ireland’s hospitals are under mounting pressure as it grapples with a daily infection rate that’s now among the highest in the world, with ambulances forming a backlog outside one facility over the weekend.

Key Developments:

  • Global Tracker: Cases top 90 million; deaths surpass 1.93 million
  • Vaccine Tracker: More than 25 million shots given worldwide
  • Globe-Trotters pledge to fly less after Covid to help climate
  • Automakers are losing production as virus disrupts chip supplies
  • U.K. ramps up vaccine rollout with hospitals under strain