patient as he administers a COVID-19 test in Ljubljana on December
22, 2020, as nation wide mass free rapid testing for the novel
coronavirus Covid-19 starts.
Jure Makovec / AFP
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus
crisis:
Eye of the storm
The United Kingdom registers a record 53,135 new
coronavirus cases in 24 hours, as the government comes under
pressure to introduce tighter restrictions, including delaying the
return to school.
Health chiefs warn that England is “back in the eye” of the
coronavirus storm, with as many patients in the hospital as during
the initial peak in April, and the new strain of the virus
appearing to be behind the recent upsurge in cases.
‘High’ risk new strains
The Stockholm-based European Centre Disease Prevention and
Control (ECDC) says that the risk is “high” that newly discovered
virus variants causing Covid-19 could cause more deaths due to
“increased transmissibility”.
New strain reaches Latin America
Chile’s health authorities say they have detected a case of the
new coronavirus strain initially found in Britain, the first such
confirmed infection in Latin America.
Vaccinations roll out
Argentina and Belarus launch their vaccination campaigns, both
using the Sputnik V shots developed by Russia.
Cummings administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris December 29, 2020 at the United Medical Center in
Washington, DC.
Alex Edelman / AFP
Harris vaccinated
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receives her Covid vaccine
live on television and urges public trust in the process.
French vaccine-skeptic
Just four in 10 people in France want to have a vaccination
against Covid-19, a poll by Ipsos Global Advisor in partnership
with the World Economic Forum shows.
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US call for China reporter release
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demands that China release
citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, jailed for reports from pandemic
Ground Zero Wuhan, accusing Beijing of seeking to cover up the
Covid-19 pandemic.
China’s national flag as he and others gather outside the
Legislative Council in Hong Kong on November 12, 2020, a day after
the city’s pro-Beijing authorities ousted four pro-democracy
lawmakers.
Anthony WALLACE / AFP
1.77 million dead
The coronavirus has killed at least 1,775,272 people since the
outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP
tally on Tuesday based on official sources.
At least 81 million cases have been registered.
The United States is the worst-affected country with 334,967
deaths, followed by Brazil with 191,570.
The tallies are based on daily tolls provided by health
authorities in each country and exclude later re-evaluations by
statistical organisations, as has happened in Russia, Spain and
Britain.
New high at Premier League
England’s top-flight Premier League says that 18 football
players and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, the highest
number since weekly testing began, plunging the continuation of the
season into doubt.
Indian Wells postponed
Indian Wells in California, traditionally the first Masters
event of the year on the men’s tennis calendar, will not be held as
usual in March because of the coronavirus, the ATP says.
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