Updates: WHO releases report on global tracing of COVID-19 origins

SUMMARY

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 128 million, with over 2.8 million deaths and more than 72 million recoveries, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

Here is the latest:

**The Chinese mainland **recorded 11 confirmed infection cases on Tuesday, five from overseas and six domestic cases in Ruili City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The city will conduct citywide nucleic acid tests, and all residents there are required to quarantine at home for one week.

On Tuesday, the long-awaited

report on COVID-19 origin tracing

following a mission in Wuhan, was released. According to the report, COVID-19 introduction through an intermediate host was "likely to very likely," introduction through cold/food chain products was "possible," and introduction through a laboratory incident was "extremely unlikely."

Germany will restrict the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and over and high-priority groups, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. She also said she is open to being vaccinated with the jab.