Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2020" in English language version.
In Belgium, virologist Marc Van Ranst said the new variant was "minor" and had been detected in Belgium in recent months. "We observed four cases in our lab,"
US surpasses 19 million Covid-19 cases.
The UK has recorded another 36,804 cases of the virus and announced 691 deaths. The number of deaths is the highest announced in a 24 hour period since early May.
...and one has been confirmed to have been infected by the variant found in South Africa.
