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15.12 - 09:19
How worried should we be about the new Covid variant?
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Six countries have been added to the UK's red list after scientists there said they are worried about a new variant of coronavirus.
The B.1.1.529 variant has first been found in cases in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong. People who have recently visited South Africa - where the bulk of the variants have been found so far - and returned to the UK are being contacted for testing to see if they contracted it overseas.
But how is this new variant different from previous versions and how dangerous is it? Here is everything you need to know. When did it first appear? UK scientists first became aware of the new strain on 23 November after samples were uploaded on to a coronavirus variant tracking website from South Africa, Hong Kong and then
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COVID-19
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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