March 22 —  Cherry trees are in full bloom in Tokyo. Bloomberg reports that Japan has ended its Covid-19-related state of emergency in the Tokyo region, just days before the torch relay begins on March 25 for the virus-delayed Tokyo Olympic Games, which are now scheduled to start in July.

March 22 — Women mourn after Congo Republic’s opposition presidential candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas died from Covid-19, a day after the country’s presidential election, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo...

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