Coronavirus Pandemic Country Wise Cases LIVE Update; USA Pakistan China Brazil Russia France Spain Recovery Rate Covid 19 Cases | Second new variant of virus found in Britain, suspected of spreading infection from people from South Africa

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Another new variant of Corona has been discovered in Britain. Health minister Matt Hancock said on Wednesday that this variant seems to be more widespread. In a press briefing, Hancock said that a new variant of the virus was found in two patients. They have been quarantined.

He said that both were in contact with people who had traveled from South Africa. This virus seems far more contagious. Meanwhile, the government has banned travel from South Africa. Hancock has also appealed that any people who have recently returned from South Africa or are in contact with Shakya who have traveled there, immediately quarantine themselves.

Britain approves self test kit

Meanwhile, the UK has approved a self-test kit. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency stated that the antigen lateral flow test is done with this kit, which results in 30 minutes. This kit was approved on Wednesday. This will make it easier to find Corona cases.

So far, 21 lakh 49 thousand 551 patients have been found in Britain. In the last 24 hours, 39 thousand 237 cases were reported here. A total of 69 thousand 51 patients have died of corona in the country.

Number of patients is close to eight crore

The number of corona patients in the world has exceeded 7.86 crores. More than 5 crore 52 lakh people have been cured. So far, more than 17 lakh 28 thousand people have lost their lives. These figures are according to www.worldometers.info/coronavirus.

14% cases increased in the US in a week

According to a report by ‘The Guardian’, 1.6 million new infections were identified in the week ending December 20 in the US. According to the statistics, it is 14% higher than its previous week.

According to the WHO, no single country saw such an increase in corona cases. The biggest problem is with California. The beds in the hospitals here have fallen short. About five lakh new cases were reported in a week.

America’s President Elect Biden said – Tough time to come

President Elect Joe Biden also realizes how the situation is worsening due to Corona. On Tuesday, he interacted with Doctor Anthony Fauci, Advisor of the Corona Task Force.

The media was told that the relief package has been released and the new government will also first consider measures to control the infection. Biden said – this is a very simple truth. The time to come is very difficult. We have to fight the war against Kovid further. It did not leave behind. Dr. Fauci also underwent vaccination on Tuesday. After this said- I want millions of Americans to get this vaccine done soon. It is absolutely safe.

France opens borders for Britain

Many countries have imposed a travel ban on Britain regarding the new strain. On the other hand, he has some relief from France. France has opened borders with Britain with some conditions. If this had not happened, the shortage of some essential goods could have started in Britain. Hundreds of trucks stand on the border of Britain and France. There are loads of goods from many European countries. Not only in Britain but also in Europe, people are shopping due to Christmas. Therefore, the travel and transportation ban on the UK could be overshadowed. Truck drivers must undergo two tests. Only then will they be able to enter the UK border.

Park trucks on the UK-France border on Tuesday. France has approved trucks going to Britain. The British government appealed for this.

Number of patients in Russia is near 3 million

Despite the introduction of vaccination in Russia, the number of new patients of Corona is not stopping. In the last 24 hours, 27,250 patients were found here. A day earlier, 28,776 cases were reported. The total number of patients here has risen to 29 lakh 33 thousand 753. Of these, 52 thousand 461 patients died.

15 cases in China again
On December 22, 15 new cases were reported in China. Earlier, on Monday, 21 December, similar cases were reported here. Now the Health Department of China has said that they are trying to find out if a new cluster is being formed. Most of the cases have come up in one place and as usual China has not told which state or region these cases are from.

Situation in the top 10 countries affected by Corona

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