| India's death toll breaks global records, the EU approves some travelers, and cases rise in parts of Asia. Here's what you should know: Headlines India's daily death toll sets a new worldwide record. Today India reported 4,529 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours—a global record. The country's Health Ministry also reported 267,334 new infections. This is the third day in a row there have been fewer than 300,000 new cases, but official numbers are likely far lower than the actual count. While the situation has been improving in India's big cities, the virus now seems to be ravaging the countryside, where health care and testing options are limited. The EU will open its doors to approved visitors in time for summer travel. The EU announced today that it will allow people to enter who have been vaccinated or who come from a list of countries deemed safe. Vaccinated visitors must have received a shot that's been approved by the EU or the WHO, which includes all those available in the US, and the list of approved countries will be finalized later this week. Countries within the EU can take a more conservative approach if they want, and there is an emergency-brake option that will let the region return to more restrictive measures in the case of a Covid emergency. Cases rise in parts of Asia where the pandemic was once under control. Earlier on in the pandemic, many countries across Asia had coronavirus prevention strategies in place that seemed to work well. Now, amid the spread of new variants and stalling vaccine rollouts, cases are on the rise again. Taiwan set a single-day case record on Monday, recording 333 infections after it went more than eight months without any locally transmitted cases last year. And Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand have also set new local records and implemented more public health measures. Daily Distraction The fashion industry hasn't always been quick to go digital. But when the pandemic closed stores and canceled events, some luxury brands started luring customers via video game. Something to Read As a child, Marcel Agüeros was awed by the Arecibo Observatory while visiting family in Puerto Rico. Years later, as a budding astronomer, he watched its demise. "The story of Arecibo's death is also the story of how scientific priorities are decided in this country," he writes, "and of how bloodless committee reports can ultimately be just as destructive as hurricanes." Sanity Check Google's annual developer conference yesterday featured everything from new Androids to holograms. Here are WIRED's highlights from the event. One Question How did the pandemic impact flu season? This past winter, hardly anyone was sick or dying from the flu. The same goes for respiratory syncytial virus and enterovirus D68, which primarily affect babies and kids. Some modelers say this is cause for concern: Often, a season in which few susceptible people become infected is followed by one in which infections are worse. But on the flip side, this past winter's low numbers mean that mask-wearing, social distancing, and other measures we've put in place for Covid-19 are also highly effective at preventing flu spread. Any changes we keep in place post-pandemic, from normalizing masks to expanding work-from-home policies, could help more susceptible people avoid getting infected in the first place.
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