The COVID-19 pandemic is officially 1 year old. While the disease outbreak originally emerged in humans at some point in late 2019, March 11 was the date the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic after the virus had spread across Asia and arrived in Europe, America, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa.
One year on, here’s a roundup of statistics that reflect how this virus changed the world.
On the year anniversary, there have been 118,129,308 confirmed global cases of COVID-19, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard as of March 11, 2021.
An estimated 316,600,000 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, as per the New York Times.
Jan 27, 2021
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As a points and miles fanatic, I’m always assessing my choice of loyalty programs.
Whether it be airlines, hotels or transferable points, I try and keep an eye on news surrounding each of the types of points I earn. This keeps me in the loop on devaluations, new transfer partners and other news.
Much for the same reason, I keep tabs on the programs I don’t actively earn too. Sure, this helps me write better content for TPG. But in the past, it’s helped me change my mind about earning certain types of points.
Jan 11, 2021
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Today, Hertz announced that it will pause Gold Rewards points expiration for all elite members through Dec. 31, 2021. This extension applies to all President’s Circle and Five Star members who have points set to expire before this date.
Hertz previously extended points expiration for all members with points expiring between March and June of last year through the end of 2020. Lauren Luster Hertz’s Director of Communications notes that the company has “been flexible with extending point expirations” for members who didn’t claim this extension.