The World Health Organization said coronavirus cases are rising in all regions except Europe, with India driving a surge in Asia. India reported a record of more than 2,000 deaths on Wednesday, while cases rose by nearly 300,000. Some nations are returning to tighter measures. Tokyo and Osaka will ask the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency , looking to contain surging cases ahead of the Olympics. The United Arab Emirates is considering restrictions on people who haven’t taken a vaccine despite being eligible for one. On the inoculation front, shipments of Johnson & Johnson’s shot will be restarted to the European Union after the bloc’s drug regulator said benefits outweigh the risks. Japan is poised to buy more doses of Pfizer Inc.’s shot, cutting its reliance on the controversial AstraZeneca Plc vaccine. Subscribe to a daily update on the virus from Bloomberg’s Prognosis team here . […]