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Mon, 12/21/2020 - 08:45
NEARLY HALF A MILLION HAVE CONTRACTED VIRUS IN NC: At least 479,168 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 6,224 have died, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported 6,900 new COVID-19 cases, up from 6,164 reported the day before and the third-highest daily total since the start of the pandemic. At least 2,748 people in North Carolina were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday. About 10.6% of tests were reported positive as of Friday, the latest day for which data are available. Triangle food pantries are struggling to meet demand as more families are turning to them during the coronavirus pandemic and as a key federal program has run out of money early.
COVID-19 mutant: No need to panic, govt on alert, says Dr Harsh Vardhan
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that the new mutant strain of coronavirus is out of control . Britons have been asked to now stay at home and follow the strictest of coronavirus regulations
BusinessToday.In | December 21, 2020 | Updated 14:40 IST
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that the government is on alert regarding the mutant coronavirus strain that has wreaked havoc in the UK. He said that there is no need to panic. The government is alert. There is no need to panic, said the minister during a press briefing on Monday.
WHO: England’s new Covid-19 variant picked up in Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia
From CNN’s Arnaud Siad in London
World Health Organization (WHO) Covid-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove is concerned about the virus spreading Getty Images
The new Covid-19 variant, originating from south-east England, has been identified in Denmark, the Netherlands and as far as Australia, World Health Organization (WHO) Covid-19 technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove said on Sunday. We understand that this variant has been identified also in Denmark, in the Netherlands and there was one case in Australia and it didn’t spread further there,” she told the BBC in a pre-recorded interview.
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