India Reopens to Tourists; China Spending Rebounds: Virus Update.

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Japan Plans Faster Booster Rollout: NHK (9:10 a.m. HK) Japan is preparing to make vaccine booster shots available six months after a second inoculation, NHK reports, citing unidentified sources. Key Developments: Virus Tracker: Cases exceed 253.2 million; deaths pass 5.09 million Vaccine Tracker: More than 7.48 billion shots given Pfizer fights to control the secret formula for its vaccine China's wildlife harbor germs that could endanger people Vaccine mandates are essential to stopping Covid-19: Editorial How safe are Covid vaccines? Keywords: 293@HK; 32578Z; 344758Z@SW; 7203@JP; STONJ1; ALLTOP; ASIA; AU; BUSINESS; CHINA; CONS; CONSD; CORONAVIR; COS; DRG; EUROPE; EXE; FRA; GEN; GER; GOV; HEA; INDIA; INDUSTRIES; ISRAEL; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MIDEAST; NORTHAM; RUSSIA; TRAVEL; US; WORLD; WWTOP EN 293@HK 32578Z 344758Z@SW 7203@JP STONJ1 ALLTOP ASIA AU BUSINESS CHINA CONS CONSD CORONAVIR COS DRG EUROPE EXE FRA GEN GER GOV HEA INDIA INDUSTRIES ISRAEL JAPAN LIFESTYLE MIDEAST NORTHAM RUSSIA TRAVEL US WORLD WWTOP India is reopening its borders to mass foreign tourism, ending a 20-month clampdown, as vaccination rates rise and infection levels remain low. [Extracted from the article]

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