The  new strain of coronavirus that was first detected in the UK is spreading in other nations. According to  The World Health Organisation (WHO) the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom on September 20, has been reported in 86 countries.

According to the report, The variant B.1.1.7 has shown an increase in transmissibility, and some evidence of an increase in disease severity based on preliminary findings. As of February 7, an additional six countries have reported cases of this variant. The new strain has wreaked havoc in UK.  In the nation, corona test samples of this strain increased from 63 per cent in the week of December 14 to 90 per cent in the week of January 18.The WHO has also been monitoring two additional coronavirus strains that are actively spreading: B.1.351, initially seen in South Africa, and the P.1 strain that was first identified in Brazil.

 As far as global corona cases are concerned, Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe, with more than 107.4 million infected by the deadly contagion. While 79,428,653 have recovered, 2,348,727 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 27,793,890, followed by India, Brazil, Russia and UK.

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