ET Covid-19 Live Updates: New Variant Causes Alarm Around the World Even though there is much uncertainty about the variant spreading in Britain, countries are barring travelers from the U.K., and Saudi Arabia has banned international travel all together. The rollout comes as the virus shows no signs of abating in the United States — parts of California are down to their last I.C.U. The numbers are still as high and alarming as they have ever been: At least 317,800 people have died in the United States, more than anywhere in the world. At the same time, a large portion of people in the United States have said they will not get vaccinated. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBiden is scheduled to receive the coronavirus vaccine on live television on Monday.

Source: New York Times December 21, 2020 10:09 UTC