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Vaccines: The barriers to vaccine passports — U.S. ahead of pace on vaccines.Health: Mississippi Gov. defends lifting mask mandate — Cities' struggle to balance homelessness and public safety.Economy: U.S. economy added 379,000 jobs in February.Politics: Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. Education: Senate COVID relief bill paves way for student debt forgiveness.World: U.K. schools to reopen with mass testing.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeCases: Global: Total confirmed cases as of 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday: 116,712,556 — Total deaths: 2,591,264— Total recoveries: 66,013,361 (no longer includes U.S. recoveries as of Dec. 15) — MapU.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday: 28,985,707 — Total deaths: 524,935 — Total tests: 358,598,304 — MapWhat should I do? Axios asked the experts:Which states mandate face coveringsWhen you can be around others after contracting the coronavirusTraveling, asthma, dishes, disinfectants and being contagiousMasks, lending books and self-isolatingExercise, laundry, what counts as soapPets, moving and personal healthAnswers about the virus from Axios expertsWhat to know about social distancingHow to minimize your riskOther resources: CDC on how to avoid the virusWhat to do if you get itThe right mask to wearSubscribe to Mike Allen's Axios AM to follow our coronavirus coverage each morning from your inbox.Editor's note: Johns Hopkins University stopped reporting U.S. COVID-19 recoveries on its dashboard on Dec. 15, citing a Coronavirus Tracking Project post that explained the national data is incomplete since several states do not keep records of recovered patients. Like this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.