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B.1.1.7 variant estimated to have been circulating since mid-November
United States // 26 January, 2021
The B.1.1.7 variant is estimated to have been in United States weeks before first being detected...COVID-19
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Proof of negative COVID-19 test or recovery for international arrivals
United States // 26 January, 2021
Test must be taken no more than 3 days before departure...COVID-19
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Over 18 million doses of Sputnik V and Sinovac vaccines secured
Malaysia // 26 January, 2021
6.6 million doses of Sputnik V and 12 million doses of Sinovac...COVID-19
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WHO recommends follow-up care for those with COVID-19
26 January, 2021
If they show persistent, new or changing symptoms...COVID-19
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UK to provide support to other countries to track COVID-19 variants
United Kingdom // 26 January, 2021
"The New Variant Assessment Platform will help us better understand this virus and how it spreads..."COVID-19
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Three million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca supplied from India
Saudi Arabia // India // 26 January, 2021
Expected in a week to 10 days...COVID-19
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Israel sees 60% drop in hospitalisations for ages over 60
Israel // 26 January, 2021
Three weeks after 1st shot...COVID-19
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B.1.1.7 outbreak in long-term care facility in Ontario
Canada // 26 January, 2021
Started on 8 January...COVID-19
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Is B.1.1.7 more lethal?
United Kingdom // 26 January, 2021
The variant now dominant in the UK may be about 30 percent more deadly than previous strains...COVID-19
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The number of sequences of each variant recorded by country
26 January, 2021
B.1.1.7 from the UK, B.1.351 from South Africa and P.1 from Brazil...COVID-19
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The main SARS-CoV-2 variants
26 January, 2021
Table of SARS-CoV-2 variants...COVID-19
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P1 now accounts for 42% of new infections in city of Manaus
Brazil // 26 January, 2021
The P1 variant already accounts for about half of new infections in Manaus...COVID-19
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Moderna vaccine protects against UK and South African variants
26 January, 2021
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response that protected in laboratory tests against the two variants...COVID-19
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Israel reports only 20 positive COVID tests from 128K who had their 2nd Pfizer shot
Israel // 26 January, 2021
20 positive coronavirus tests out of 128,000 people who had their second Pfizer shot...COVID-19
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EU vaccine delivery delays
26 January, 2021
AstraZeneca has said a production problem means the number of initial doses available would be lower than expected...COVID-19
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First case of P.1 ("Brazilian") variant detected in nation
United States // 26 January, 2021
A new variant has been detected...COVID-19
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Sinovac COVID-19 vaccination approved
Chile // 25 January, 2021
In addition to the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. Over 50,000 vaccinated so far....COVID-19
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Moderna: vaccine works against virus variants, will develop boosters proactively
25 January, 2021
The vaccine appears to be protective against emerging strains, though...COVID-19
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Germany to use experimental antibody therapy for COVID-19
Germany // 25 January, 2021
Media sources report that Germany will soon start using monoclonal antibodies for treating COVID-19 patients...COVID-19
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COVID-19 emergency operational response project
Somalia // 25 January, 2021
The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Somalia and World Health Organization (WHO) Somalia country office signed an agreement to help fund and support and emergency operational response project.COVID-19
