British Health Secretary Matt Hancock, on January 4, said that the mutant coronavirus from South Africa was “more of a problem” than the variant found in the UK
Reuters.
UK Scientists worried COVID-19 vaccine may not work on South African variant
Both South Africa and the United Kingdom have detected new and more transmissible variants of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the last month which have created new surges in cases of the illness.
The British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had become very worried about the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa, reports
The Straits Times.
Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology at the University of Reading Simon Clarke confirmed the similarities between the two new variants, but emphasized how the one found in South Africa has a number additional mutations.which are concerning, according to the
With surging new cases and strict restrictions back in place, the global fight against COVID-19 has grown tougher after the Christmas and New Year holidays.
As of Tuesday, global cases have reached 85,653,549 with over 1.8 million deaths, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS
The Christmas and New Year holidays, a time of family reunions, travel and shopping, have been overshadowed by a sustained record-breaking COVID-19 surge.
COVID-19 infections in the United States hit a new grim milestone of 20 million on New Year s Day, an increase of 10 million cases in less than two months.
The CBSLA news channel reported that hospitals across the Los Angeles and other counties in Southern California had been stretched to their limits, as the county s seven-day daily positivity rate increased from 18.2 percent on Christmas Day to 21.5 percent on New Year s Day.
Apart from suspending international flights, on December 21 the country also suspended entry through land border crossing points and seaports for a week, with a possibility to extend the ban for another wee
12/31/2020 11:46:23 AM GMT | By Eren Sengezer
GBP/USD edges lower from multi-year high it set earlier.
Trading action is expected to remain subdued in the remainder of the day.
US Dollar Index registers small losses ahead of Jobless Claims data.
The GBP/USD pair extended the weekly rally and touched its highest level since May 2018 at 1.3686. Ahead of the American session, however, the pair reversed its direction and was last seen trading at 1.3640, gaining 0.13% on a daily basis.
On Wednesday, the UK parliament approved the trade deal with the UK as expected. Meanwhile, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that they will be tightening coronavirus-related restrictions after confirming more than 50,000 cases on Tuesday.