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The American company Pfizer’s Corona vaccine has seen serious side effects in five people. The Medicines Agency of Finland has received this complaint. Two days ago, Pfizer was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use across the world.

According to the news from the Finnish YLE broadcaster, mass vaccination drives started in European countries from 27 December. Pfizer was approved by Europe for emergency use. Finland’s Chief Physician Maia Kaukonen said that so far five people have complained of side effects. Their details are convincing, so cannot be made public. However, soon we will upload information about the reaction on our website. He said that the cases of reaction may increase further.

8.44 million patients in the world so far

The number of corona patients in the world exceeded 8.44 crores. More than 59 million people have been cured. So far, more than 18 lakh 37 thousand people have lost their lives. These figures are according to www.worldometers.info/coronavirus. Health officers have faced new problems in Britain. The number of patients in the country is increasing at such a rapid pace that beds in hospitals are falling short. On Friday, more than 28 thousand infected people were admitted to different hospitals of the country.

Things are difficult in Britain
Speaking to CNN, a British Health Department official said – We are facing very difficult situations. The number of infected is increasing rapidly in every part of the country. Some of these patients are such that a new strain has been found. It is having a serious impact on health facilities and the staff here. In such a situation, we will appeal to the people to strictly follow the guidelines of the government and the health department. If this still does not happen, it will not take long to get out of control. We only know how hard our staff is working. It is the duty of the citizens to support us in this difficult time because we are working only to save their lives. They can at least take precautions. The next two months will be very important.

More than 28 thousand infected were admitted in UK hospitals on Friday. This is the largest number of patients admitted to hospitals in a single day since April. (File)

New strain is not common in America
A US testing company has said that the new strain is not common in the US so far and there is no need to panic. In a statement, the company named Helix said – We got only four samples out of 31, in which there is doubt of new strain. We know that it has been found in more than 30 countries so far. Its patients have also been found in three US states of Colorado, California and Florida. But, we can overcome this.

School closed in the UK
Corona cases are increasing rapidly in the UK. In view of this, the British Government has decided to keep all the primary schools in London closed for the next two weeks. The new corona strains here have accelerated the number of patients. Education Minister Gavin Williamson said the decision to reopen the secondary school had also been put on hold. Within the last 24 hours, more than 53 thousand new corona infections have been found in Britain. 630 people died. So far, 25 lakh 42 thousand 65 people have been affected by the infection here. Of these, 74 thousand 125 patients have also died.

Situation in the top 10 countries affected by Corona

(Figures are according to www.worldometers.info/coronavirus)