The resurgence of infections has rekindled concerns about an acute shortage of hospital beds, prompting Seoul city to begin installing container beds for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Treasuries traded firmly owing to uncertainty around US stimulus wrangling, and the yield on benchmark US ten-year Treasuries fell 1.7 basis points to 0.9245%.
Two allergic reactions were reported on the first day of the rollout of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the head of Britain's medicine regulator said on Wednesday.
The US House of Representatives was set to vote on Wednesday on a one-week stopgap funding bill that will buy more time to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief.
"These kids are struggling. They were struggling before COVID, and everybody looks past them," social worker Lindsey Esposito said.
Austin should meet with members of the House committee "so they can ask questions about civilian control of the military.
The fact is, Austin's many strengths and his intimate knowledge of the Department of Defense and our government are uniquely matched to the challenges and crises we face.