January 3rd Comprehensive report, according to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, on January 3, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide reached 8,4511,153, with more than 1.83 million deaths.
Among them, the number of new confirmed cases in the UK in a single day hit a new high, with a total of more than 2.59 million confirmed cases.
Meanwhile, the European Drug Administration is expected to decide whether to approve the Modna vaccine in the near future to accelerate the vaccination plan.
The number of new confirmed cases in the UK hits a new high in a single day.
Vietnam’s first mutant COVID-19 case
According to the statistics of the British government on January 2, 57,725 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were added on that day, setting a record for the number of new confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak of the epidemic in the country, with a total of 2,599 confirmed cases.
In addition, the British government said that 445 new deaths were reported, and the cumulative number of deaths climbed to 74,570.
The number of new confirmed cases in a single day in the UK has recently reached a new high, exceeding 40,000 for the first time on December 28, 2020.
Since then, the number of new confirmed cases released by the British government every day has exceeded 50,000.
Previously, the discovery of mutant novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom attracted widespread attention. Vietnamese media said that there was the first case of mutant coronavirus infection in the country, and the mutant strain was found in a Vietnamese citizen who had recently returned from the United Kingdom.
The Indian Ministry of Health said on the 1st local time that four more people in India have been infected with mutant coronavirus, and the total number of patients infected with mutant virus has reached 29.
Accelerate vaccination!
European Drug Administration may approve Modena vaccine
According to reports, the European Drug Administration is expected to decide in the near future whether to approve the vaccine of Modena in the United States.
The European Drug Administration has recently approved the Pfizer vaccine and started vaccination. If Modena also passes the test, the European Union will also accelerate the vaccination process.
As for the vaccine jointly developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, which were recently approved by the British government, the European Drug Administration said that additional scientific information on the quality, safety and efficacy of the vaccine is still under batch review, and it will take some time to be approved for sale.
At present, hospitals across the UK have begun to receive a coronavirus vaccine jointly developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
About 530,000 doses of vaccine are expected to be vaccinated across the UK.
