Germany hits 2 million infections as WHO tackles new strains

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Germany on Friday passed two million coronavirus cases as a World Health Organization emergency committee readied to issue advice on stemming the spread of new, more contagious strains of the disease.

A nurse with protective gloves prepares a rapid antigen test for the coronavirus, on January 14, 2021 in Berlin amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Fresh curbs on populations were announced from Brazil to Lebanon, and Mexico has been hit with its deadliest week of the pandemic yet. They quoted her as saying the virus could only be stopped with “significant additional measures” and people urgently needed to reduce social contact. Britain on Thursday said it would ban all arrivals from South American countries from Friday over fears of importing a new coronavirus strain.

London will also begin Friday requiring all arrivals to show evidence of a clean coronavirus test taken in the last 72 hours to gain entry to the country. The WHO’s emergency committee normally gathers every three months but its meeting was brought forward by two weeks.

 

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