O BSH: British Coronavirus variation has been discovered in 60 countries

With the number of global deaths now exceeding two million and new versions of the virus causing deep concern, countries worldwide are dealing with the slow down of infections until vaccines become available.

South Africa's version, which, like the English one, is much more contagious than the original SARS-CV-2 virus, spreads slower and is present in 23 countries and territories, 3 more than on January 12, specified O It's in the weekly epidemiology report.

According to O report The number of new deaths rose to a record 93,000 over the previous seven days, with 4.7 million new cases reported for the same period.

The launch of mass vaccine campaigns in the US and Europe had brought hope that the end of pandemic was on the horizon; The European Union said Tuesday it was aiming to vaccinate 70 per cent of its adult population before the end of August.

The United States remains home to the worst explosion in the world in terms of total numbers.