Dec 28, 2020
A nurse holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine today at La Bonne Maison de Bouzanton care home in Mons, Belgium. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, was transported from a hospital in Leuven to the residential care home today as Belgium begins its vaccination program starting with the most vulnerable. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
Here are summaries of the latest Associated Press stories worldwide about the coronavirus pandemic, including: Finland latest nation to find UK virus variant; Virus deaths in Germany top 30,000; lockdown may be extended past Jan. 10; Merkel’s chief of staff vaccinates medical workers in Germany;
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HELSINKI Finland has become the latest European country to report a case of the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain.
Health officials said Monday that a Finnish citizen who had recently arrived from Britainfor a Christmas holiday was diagnosed with the new COVID-19 variant in the southeast Kymenlaakso region over the weekend.
The person’s recent connections were traced and his family members have been isolated. Finnish health officials said they believed the variant hasn’t spread further.
Authorities have urged all those who arrived from Britain since Dec. 7 to get a coronavirus test. Last week, Finland halted all scheduled flights with Britain until early January.