Daily coronavirus cases in UK surge past 40,000

Daily coronavirus cases in Britain topped 40,000 for the first time on Monday as a new strain spreads across the country.
S. Africa tightens COVID-19 restrictions
South Africa has introduced tighter social restrictions as a new strain of the coronavirus spreads rapidly across the country.
Sydney bans New Year crowds as Australian virus cluster grows

Lebanon to get first vaccines in February: ministry
Lebanon will receive its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines in February from Pfizer-BioNTech, the health ministry said Sunday.
Fauci: US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays
Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci warned Sunday the worst of the pandemic may be yet to come, driving the country to a "critical point" as holiday travel spreads the coronavirus.
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,207,871
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,207,871 on Monday, as 20,021 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed.
SAfrica counts more than one million virus cases
South Africa has become the first African nation to record one million coronavirus cases, according to new data published by the country's health ministry on Sunday.