Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 8,11,54,267 and killed over 17,72,222 people across the world. More than 5,73,05,067 people have recovered so far.
The US is the worst-hit nation with cases more than 1,95,73,847 and fatalities over 3,41,138.
US President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It also averts a government shutdown.
Trump announced the signing in a statement Sunday night.
The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and contains other end-of-session priorities such as money for cash-starved transit systems and an increase in food stamp benefits.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday urged people to "learn the lesson" of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the world had been ill prepared despite numerous warnings from the scientific community over the years.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke on what has been designated as the first ''International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.''
South Korea on Monday registered the country's first cases from a more transmissible Covid-19 variant detected in three people who returned from the UK, where the strain was discovered last week.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said in a statement that the three South Korean nationals who had stayed in London and arrived here on December 22 tested positive for the new Covid-19 strain, reports Xinhua news agency.
The three people were confirmed to be infected when they took tests after arrival, and have been under quarantine.
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