
The State Department said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's coronation test was negative. Earlier, it was announced that the spokesman for the Ministry of Corona, Ned Price, had tested positive and that he was in quarantine.

The British government says it has put the military on high alert following an influx of British citizens into gas stations and depleted pumps. The move is part of the government's efforts to address the supply chain crisis caused by a severe shortage of truck drivers.
South Korea's military says Pyongyang has fired at least one unidentified rocket into the Sea of Japan in recent hours. No further details have been released on the exact type and number of projectiles fired
At least 39 workers have been trapped in a copper, nickel and precious metal mine in Sudbury, Canada, but none have been injured and are likely to be rescued in the next few hours, Reuters reported, quoting the Brazilian governor, the world's largest iron ore producer.

American singer R. Kelly, who has been charged with several counts of sexually abusing underage women and girls over a 25-year period, has pleaded guilty in all cases and is expected to be sentenced to life in prison, according to the New York Times.