The Government has warned that a mutant new strain of Covid-19 is “out of control” and in danger of spreading from the South East of England across the country.

Over a thousand cases have already been identified - with the number expected to soar much higher despite tough new Tier 4 restrictions and the Government tearing up its rules for Christmas.

Here we look at the new variant - VUI-202012/01 - and how much of a threat it poses. Why does it spread so quickly? Scientists believe the new strain of the virus is more contagious than others because of a mutation on the spike protein which helps the virus latch onto human cells.

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164 new coronavirus cases since Christmas Eve in London and Middlesex, three more deaths

MLHU) reported 164 new coronavirus cases, 174 new recoveries and three more deaths since Christmas Eve.MLHU provided its first update since Thursday on Sunday.The region’s total COVID-19 case count now stands at 2,921 with 2,321 recoveries and 98 deaths.At least 1,273 of the region’s cases and 32 of its deaths have occurred just since Dec. 1.

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N.L. reports 3 new COVID-19 infections, 3 recoveries

Coronavirus: New Brunswick reports 2 new COVID-19 cases, 6 recoveries Public health is now asking travellers on Air Canada flight 7480 from Montreal to St. John’s that arrived on Tuesday to schedule a COVID-19 test.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The second case is travel-related as well and involves a man in his 50s from the Western Health region who also returned from work in Alberta and is self-isolating.

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Coronavirus: 28 COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba from Christmas Eve to Sunday

COVID-19 from Dec. 24 to 27.The deaths include:[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.1 per cent provincially and 12.5 per cent in Winnipeg.

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Coronavirus: UBC Okanagan school of nursing director reflects on 2020

After a long year, UBC Okanagan’s school of nursing director has reflected on the rollercoaster of a year and how the events of the novel coronavirus pandemic has changed the significance of nurses in today’s society.She believes 2020 has shone a light on nursing professionals and the key role they play in our health care system.“I think the important role of the nurse has been long overlooked in many ways,” said Marie Tarrent.“Within a hospital setting, the most important intervention in a patient’s progress and recovery is expert nursing care.”Tarrent goes on to explain, “Surgeries and other medical interventions can only be effective if there are skilled nurses to care for and monitor patients.” Many COVID-19 patients insist ‘it’s not

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Man charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3

ROCKFORD, Ill. – A U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded, authorities said Sunday.Winnebago County State’s Attorney J.

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Covid-19 caused chaos for investors in 2020 but these hedge funds made billions

Light Street Capital ManagementPalo Alto, Calif.Glen Kacher, 49, started focusing on the novel coronavirus in early March after learning how rapidly it spread on cruise ships. He put on a series of bets against travel-related companies, including hotels and airlines, and made 10% in March.

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Wars, instability pose coronavirus vaccine challenges in poor nations

Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills. "It happened so suddenly.There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion," he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border.

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AstraZeneca believes vaccine will work against COVID-19 variant

A medical syringe and a vial in front of the AstraZeneca British biopharmaceutical company logo are seen in this creative photo taken on 18 November 2020. Pfizer and Biontech announced its conclude phase 3 study of COVID-19 vaccine candidate with 95% LONDON - The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Dec. 27

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Sunday.Thirty-nine people have now died amid a coronavirus outbreak at a Scarborough long-term care home.A statement from North York General Hospital said Tendercare Living Centre, located in the area of Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues, also had 116 residents and 77 staff members who were positive for coronavirus as of Saturday.The statement said North York General Hospital continues to work with employees at the home to resolve the outbreak and added that while additional physicians have been brought in, there is an “intensive effort underway” to recruit more nurses, personal support workers and other staff.

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Kaitlyn Bristowe's COVID Contraction Story Proves We All Must Take Quarantine WAY More Seriously

It’s safe to say Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick have probably learned their lesson…

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UK coronavirus daily deaths in slight week-on-week decline with 316 more announced

The UK's coronavirus death toll has risen by 316 in the past 24 hours, with 30,501 new cases recorded.

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Coronavirus: Third-party review of Alberta COVID-19 response expected in early 2021

COVID-19 pandemic won’t be released until sometime in the new year.The review was meant to help inform the province’s response to the second wave of the pandemic.In a July announcement, the provincial government said it would choose a consultant to undertake the review by Aug. 19, so the work could begin “immediately and be completed this fall.” COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t stop Calgary shoppers on Boxing Day [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]According to Buick, the review was set to cover the period up until October 2020.

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Coronavirus: Quebec reports 6,783 new cases of COVID-19 over holiday weekend

COVID-19 data on Sunday, after Quebecers were asked not to gather for Christmas festivities.The province is reporting 2,291 new cases of the novel coronavirus for Dec. 26 and 12 additional deaths.

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Neymar hosts ‘five-day party for 500 people’ causing fury over Covid-19 pandemic

O Globo.The mega bash is said to have started on December 25 and is due to continue till the New Year.Neymar owns a £6million mansion in Mangaratiba with its own helipad and jetty which he bought in October 2016 and first used during a Christmas break two months later.But the property is undergoing renovation work at the moment and the footballer is said to have rented a luxury villa for the bash according to reports in Brazil, despite some conflicting reports outside of Brazil stating the main disco is in an underground bunker near the home he owns which he has used in the past.Neymar is said to have banned revellers from bringing mobiles to the party and hired a band to play for the duration of the party.Those allegedly invited to the

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Dr. Anthony Fauci Reveals Whether He Had Side Effects After First Dose of Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine

Dr. Anthony Fauci is feeling fine.

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Covid-19: 744 new cases and four further deaths

There have been 744 new cases of Covid-19 notified to the Department of Health, with four more deaths.

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UK coronavirus hospital deaths soar by 301 - with 114 dying on Christmas Day

The England and Wales death toll for coronavirus in hospital has increased by 301 - with 114 dying on Christmas Day in England alone.

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Florida man charged in Rockford bowling alley shooting that killed 3

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Authorities say a 37-year-old U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder following a shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford Saturday night.Three people were killed and three people were wounded.The suspect, Duke Webb, was taken into custody shortly after the shooting, Rockford Police Chief Daniel O'Shea said at a news conference Sunday.At approximately, 6:55 p.m.

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Some won't receive 2nd stimulus check if relief bill is signed – here is the reason why

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump's name appears on the coronavirus economic assistance checks that were sent to citizens across the country April 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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‘Everyone is scared’: Nations face COVID-19 vaccine challenges amid wars, instability

vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills.“It happened so suddenly. There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion,” he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border.A bullet shattered his thigh and he fell to the ground.

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Coronavirus: New Brunswick reports 2 new COVID-19 cases, 6 recoveries

COVID-19 cases on Sunday as the province moves to have only 34 active cases.Both of the cases are located in the Moncton region.They are an individual between the age of 40 and 49 and an individual between the age of 60 and 69.

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Coronavirus: 39 dead amid COVID-19 outbreak at Scarborough long-term care home

coronavirus outbreak at a Scarborough long-term care home.A statement from North York General Hospital said Tendercare Living Centre, located in the area of Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues, also had 116 residents and 77 staff members who were positive for coronavirus as of Saturday.

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Near 1 million virus cases, South Africa weighs restrictions

JOHANNESBURG – As South Africa's COVID-19 spike has taken the country to nearly 1 million confirmed cases, President Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting on Sunday of the National Coronavirus Command Council.The country's new variant of the coronavirus, 501.V2, is more contagious and has quickly become dominant in many areas of the resurgence, according to experts.With South Africa's hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak, Ramaphosa is expected to announce a return to restrictive measures designed to slow the spread of the disease.“We are not helpless in the face of this variant,” infectious disease specialist Dr. Richard Lessells told The Associated Press.

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Cold chain doubts delay Covid-19 vaccinations in some German cities

BioNTech and Pfizer may not have been kept cold enough during transit."When reading the temperature loggers that were enclosed in the cool boxes, doubts arose about the compliance with the cold chain requirements," the district of Lichtenfels in the north of Germany's largest state Bavaria said in a statement.Medical staff found that the temperature in one vaccine transport cool box had risen to 15 degrees Celsius, a spokesman for Lichtenfels said, above the maximum of 8C stipulated by the manufacturers.BioNTech said it had responded to queries from the districts on whether the shots could still be used but declined to specify what it had told them.

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Covid-19: France takes careful vaccine approach to counter skepticism

Paris: While governments across Europe kicked off their virus vaccination plans this weekend with fanfare, France took a more low-key approach because of widespread skepticism among it citizens around the vaccines.After the first shots were injected Sunday into the arm of 78-year-old Mauricette, a woman in a long-term care facility near Paris, President Emmanuel Macron appealed to his compatriots: “Let’s have trust in our researchers and doctors. We are the nation of the Enlightenment and of (vaccine pioneer Louis) Pasteur.

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US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays - Fauci

Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci has warned the worst of the pandemic may be yet to come, driving the country to a "critical point" as holiday travel spreads the coronavirus.

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Four more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus

direct to your inboxFour more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirusIt brings the total number of Covid-19 related hospital deaths in the region to 4,121.Three deaths were reported by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, while one was reported by Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.No other Greater Manchester hospital recorded any Covid linked deaths today, Sunday, December 27.Every day the NHS in England gives an update on Covid-19 related fatalities at hospital trusts across the country.These are cases where a patient has tested positive or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater

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AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant

LONDON – The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot also told the Sunday Times that researchers developing its vaccine have figured out a “winning formula” making the jab as effective as rival candidates.

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Sen. Toomey says need for coronavirus relief outweighs bill's problems: 'Time is running out'

President Trump is balking at massive legislation that includes $900 billion for coronavirus relief and a $1.4 trillion spending bill, but Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., thinks Trump should just sign it despite his gripes.

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Loeffler, Perdue back leniency for US teen jailed in Cayman Islands for breaching coronavirus regs

: Georgia Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are backing calls for leniency for a U.S. teenager jailed in the Cayman Islands for violating the British territory’s COVID-19 quarantine regulations.

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France takes careful vaccine approach to counter skepticism

PARIS – While governments across Europe kicked off their virus vaccination plans this weekend with fanfare, France took a more low-key approach because of widespread skepticism among it citizens around the vaccines.After the first shots were injected Sunday into the arm of 78-year-old Mauricette, a woman in a long-term care facility near Paris, President Emmanuel Macron appealed to his compatriots: “Let’s have trust in our researchers and doctors. We are the nation of the Enlightenment and of (vaccine pioneer Louis) Pasteur.

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Daughter's heartbreaking plea as mum dies after 50 people catch coronavirus at wedding

100-guest wedding where half of the attendees also caught the killer bug. Joginder Kaur felt ‘pressured’ to attend the massive ceremony despite UK government restrictions only allowing 30 people in mid-September.

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Ontario reports 2,005 new coronavirus cases, 18 more deaths

coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 171,416.“Locally, there are 572 new cases in Toronto, 331 in Peel, 207 in York Region and 140 in Windsor-Essex County,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.A total of 147,178 COVID-19 cases are considered resolved. Here are the fines people could face for violating Ontario’s coronavirus shutdown laws Eighteen additional deaths were also reported, brining the provincial death toll to 4,377.Testing data wasn’t immediately available for Sunday’s report.“The number of tests completed from Dec.

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Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus

As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam's Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of toilet paper and canned goods. Native American seniors couldn't move fast enough, and Harvey saw their faces fall when they reached empty shelves.The Navajo woman wanted to help tribal elders get household staples without leaving their homes and risking exposure to COVID-19, so she started Defend Our Community, a group that delivers supplies.Tribes across the nation are working to protect elder members who serve as honored links to customs passed from one generation to the next.

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Long Covid victims smelling 'unbearable' odours like stinking fish and burnt toast

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxHorrific smells are not going away for long Covid sufferers, who claim they have become haunted by the likes of fish and burning.While coronavirus passes quickly for most, some people suffer long-term effects which has since been identified as Long Covid.And now, an ENT (ear, nose and throat) surgeon has claimed patients are experiencing a new symptom.Thousands of people across the UK have had their sense of smell affected as a result of Covid-19, Professor Nirmal Kumar said with some recovering only to experience parosmia.Prof Kumar said: "This morning I saw two patients with parosmia."One said they could smell fish in place of any

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COVID-19 means a ‘weird’ year for Alberta brewing industry

Launier explained why that’s a problem.“Cans cost a lot. Labels cost a lot.

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Visit restrictions amid COVID-19 caused ‘spike in depression’ in long-term care homes

long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19.Nine months later, Drew said visiting restrictions that were initially needed at facilities like the Lynn Valley Care Centre are now causing more harm than good for her dad and other residents who are mostly confined to their rooms. ‘Scared to death’: Boston doctor suffers severe allergic reaction after Moderna vaccine That’s where she fears 96-year-old Graham Drew will die alone.“It’s very hard because he’s getting depressed.

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New coronavirus strain: Indians may stall travel plans over possible flight bans

coronavirus in some countries and possibility of flight bans by nations like Dubai, France and Singapore, a survey has revealed.The survey, which is based on over 15,000 responses from over 10,000 people from across 204 cities and conducted by online platform LocalCircles, also revealed that as many as 42 per cent of the respondents did not have any travel plan for domestic travel at all.Post lockdown, the government hasn’t yet allowed regular operation of international flights, instead it operates transport bubbles with 23 countries, including the UK via the Vande Bharat Mission.However, India imposed a temporary on flights from and to the UK from December 23 till December 31 following the detection of the new variant of the virus in the

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Scots nurse denied eyebrow wax at Glasgow Benefit Cosmetics counter 'because she works with Covid patients'

works with Covid patients'.The NHS worker went to get her brows waxed at Benefit Cosmetics' counter in Glasgow's House of Fraser but was allegedly turned away by a staff member on December 23.It is understood she was told she would not be able to receive her treatment because she is a nurse who works with Covid patients.Her friend took to Facebook to slam the 'disgusting' treatment of her pal who has been saving lives on the frontline.She said: "Cannot believe this just happened.

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Scotland records 740 new coronavirus cases over last 24 hours

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UK COVID-19 strain: Mumbai civic body (BMC) issues revised SOP

MUMBAI : In view of the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in the UK, the Mumbai civic body on Sunday issued revised guidelines to ensure the compulsory quarantine for 14 days for all passengers arriving from the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.As per the amended Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), travellers will be kept under institutional quarantine after arrival and RT-PCR test will be conducted on the seventh day from the arrival at the respective hotels, institutional facilities at their own coast."If the report of the test is found negative, the passenger would be discharged from the institutional quarantine after seven days with the advice of seven days mandatory home quarantine.

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Neymar slammed over 'secret party for 500' in Brazil amid country's huge Covid death toll

PSG superstar Neymar has been heavily criticised after allegedly organising a five-day party in a resort near Rio de Janeiro for 500 revellers as his country mourns its coronavirus dead.

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There are nearly as many patients with Covid in hospital as there were during April peak

direct to your inboxThere are now nearly as many patients with coronavirus in hospital as there were during April peak.The government's dashboard, which provides data for confirmed positive cases, hospital admissions and patients in hospital, uses information from Public Health England (PHE). The patients in hospital at the peak of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK was 21,683 on April 12.

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LA County probing if fast-spreading coronavirus strain linked to surge in cases

Scientists in Los Angeles are trying to figure out if the fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus fueling a huge surge in cases in the United Kingdom is behind a similar rise in California. The mutation is up to 70 percent more contagious, but it doesn’t appear to be any more deadly.

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Putin to receive Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus: Kremlin

MOSCOW : Russia's President Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday."He said he will be vaccinated, he made this decision and was waiting until all formalities are completed," the spokesman was quoted as saying to Rossiya 1 TV Channel on its website.Russia launched a voluntary vaccination programme with the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine earlier in December, starting with the most vulnerable groups in Moscow.People over the age of 60 may begin to apply for shots on Monday, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his website on Sunday, the day after the Russian health ministry said the vaccine was approved for use by elderly people after

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'No Corona, Corona No': Ramdas Athawale coins slogan for new Covid-19 strain

COVID-19 vaccine will be available in the country in one or two months.Once the vaccine comes, "corona will go from here (the country)", he told reporters in Panaji.A vaccine against COVID-19 will be introduced in the country in next one or two months, he said."The coronavirus will be there for another six-seven month, but it has to go one day. Once the vaccine comes, corona will go from here," Athawale had said.Referring to his earlier slogan, he said, "Corona is going down...it is going.

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Where are we in Covid-19 vaccine race? Explained here

Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, the latest regulatory go-ahead for the shot, while the United States authorised Moderna Inc's vaccine on Dec. 19, the second for the country and the first for the company worldwide.The following is what we know about the race to deliver vaccines to help end the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 1.7 million people worldwide:Who is furthest along?US drugmaker Pfizer and German partner BioNTech are the COVID-19 vaccine trailblazers.On Nov.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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