In global COVID-19 developments, new cases last week declined for the fourth week in a row, according to the latest weekly snapshot from the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Biden administration today asked US intelligence officials to double down on efforts to collect and analyze information on the source of SARS-CoV-2.Global snapshot reveals hot spotsIn its weekly epidemiological report, the WHO said much of the decline last week was driven by decreasing cases in Europe and South East Asia regions.
Of five countries that had the most cases, India reported the most, with the other four all in the Americas: Brazil, Argentina, the United States, and Colombia.Though cases are declining in many countries, even in India, illnesses