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Virus update:
• Global virus deaths hit 4 million amid vaccine push.
• Japan declares virus emergency through Olympics.
• Phuket gets tourists despite more Thailand cases.
• Most vaccinated people don’t need precautions at hotels.

More @AP coverage: https://t.co/YY5IUPJNoH

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2021

Covid? What Covid? Spot the masks as thousands stream out of Wembley https://t.co/rOYsRUGOY4 pic.twitter.com/l8KxpuaQ5N

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) July 8, 2021

#Tokyo2020 organizers agreed to hold the Games without spectators after Japan declared a coronavirus state of emergency for the capital that will run throughout the event https://t.co/3wgq0eIdQ7

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 8, 2021

There is no sign that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been inoculated against COVID-19 and his country hasn't received any foreign vaccines, South Korea's spy agency says. https://t.co/xUxSV8FpsW

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2021

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The world has passed the tragic milestone of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths, the World Health Organization says, adding that the true toll is likely higher#AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/GljEI05QMF

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 8, 2021

Jovenel Moïse: Police kill four after Haiti's president assassinated https://t.co/TKcZQiaQrS

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 8, 2021

Five years ago, the Philippines won a landmark legal victory over China over disputed territories in the South China Sea - but there is still a constant Chinese Coastguard presence https://t.co/Heakcnq6tP pic.twitter.com/YMq9H4ttCh

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 8, 2021

A somber moment of silence marked the end of the search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse. Rescue workers stood at solemn attention and clergy members hugged a line of local officials. The death toll was 54 with 86 people unaccounted for. https://t.co/t8gSdDwTpN

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2021

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