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| The head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the coronavirus is "deepening divergence in economic fortunes, and there will be negative consequences for all." |
| Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that access to vaccination, no longer a major problem in the U.S. but a big issue in the developing world, is key to ending the health crisis and driving a broad-based global recovery. He called for a stepped-up, coordinated strategy, bankrolled by new financing, to vaccinate the world. |
| "A #PandemicTreaty is a promise to future generations," he tweeted. "This is a moment for exceptional leadership, for doing the unusual and the unprecedented. We must approach the future with open eyes and open arms." |
| It's Tuesday, and this is the Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news you need to know: |
| • | Moderna has begun applying for a full license from the Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine. It's one of the three companies authorized to provide coronavirus vaccines to Americans on an emergency basis. | | • | Broadway returns: Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's "Pass Over" is set to become the first Broadway show to reopen, on Aug. 4. The show involves three actors and an intermission-less 85-minute running time. | | • | Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are at their lowest recorded levels in Wisconsin, a 92% drop from the peak less than seven months ago in what was once a national hot spot. Mask mandates ended Tuesday in Milwaukee. | | • | Italians are eating and drinking indoors at bars and restaurants for the first time in months. Until Tuesday, businesses had to either offer outdoor seating or serve only grab-and-go customers. | |
| Today's numbers: The U.S. has more than 33.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 594,500 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: Over 170.8 million cases and 3.55 million deaths. More than 135 million Americans have been fully vaccinated – 40.7% of the population, according to the CDC. |
| See the numbers in your area here, check out where cases are rising here, and see how many vaccines your state has received here. |
| – John Bacon, USA TODAY rewrite chief, @realjohnbacon |
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