BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo on Wednesday reported 340 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the capital's tally since the outbreak of the pandemic here to 114,201.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government and health officials' latest figure compares to 290 new cases confirmed by the metropolitan government and health officials the previous day.

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SUVA -- The South Pacific island nation of Fiji started on Wednesday the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, aiming to fully vaccinate 6,000 frontline workers including health care workers, members of the disciplined forces and border control workers who operate the COVID-19 border control and quarantine services.

According to a statement by Fiji's Health Ministry, the first batch of 12,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, procured through the COVAX facility, will provide two doses each of vaccination for the target group. Additional vaccines sent through COVAX will arrive in staggered shipments in the weeks to come.

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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan and Mayor of Ulan Bator Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar on Wednesday received their first shots of a COVID-19 vaccine donated by China.

Mongolia launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign across the country on Feb. 23, and more than 30,400 people have been vaccinated so far, according to the country's Health Ministry.

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil on Tuesday saw record high daily COVID-19 deaths at 1,972 in 24 hours, bringing the national toll to 268,370.

Meanwhile, the country reported 70,764 new COVID-19 cases, taking the nationwide tally to 11,122,429, said the Ministry of Health.

Brazil has the second highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the world, after the United States, and the third highest number of cases, behind the United States and India. Enditem

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