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The U.S. reported the lowest level of infection since the early days of the pandemic and welcomed back sports fans to stadiums. Airline travel rose to a pandemic record.
India reported the fewest virus cases in more than six weeks, while falling rates in Europe paved the way for a wider economic reopening in one of the region’s hardest-hit countries.
Weekly coronavirus cases in the U.S. have dropped by more than half since the end of April and are now at the lowest level in almost a year. Nearly 2 million people went through airport screenings on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the highest since the pandemic’s start. Meanwhile, Thailand’s pace of new infections remained near the highest levels seen there during the pandemic.