Globally recorded more than 99.2 million cases, more than 2.1 million people died from COV, UK intends to have mandatory quarantine from people entering the country.

The world recorded 99,266,057 cases and 2,128,076 deaths due to Covid-19, an increase of 590,412 and 14,201 in the past 24 hours.

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Prime Minister Johnson held a press conference on January 23 Photo: Reuters

British media reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson on January 26 could announce a 10-day mandatory hotel quarantine order with people entering from high-risk Covid-19 countries such as Brazil, South Africa and other countries.

The information released in the context of the nCoV strain recorded in this country has spread to more than 60 countries, with some evidence suggesting that mortality is also higher.

The United States, the world's largest epidemic region, recorded an additional 163,589 cases and 3,359 deaths, bringing the total number of infected people to 25,556,809 and 427,567 deaths.

US President Joe Biden has signed 10 decrees, including tightening the regulations to wear masks and ordering quarantine for people arriving in the US by air.

Biden warned that the number of nCoV deaths could exceed 600,000 and urged Congress to advance his $ 1.9 trillion plan to fight Covid-19 and provide economic relief to Americans in need.

India, the world's second-largest epidemic region, reported an additional 14,891 infections and 155 deaths, bringing the total number of people infected and dead from Covid-19 to 10,655,435 and 153,376, respectively.

India started one of the largest immunization programs in the world from January 16.

In addition, India also brought positive signals to the global vaccination effort when yesterday exported the first batch of domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine.

Brazil, the third largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 1,146 deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 216,445, The number of people infected with nCoV increased 61,121 cases in the past 24 hours, to 8,816,254.

The Butantan Institute, a famous Brazilian pharmaceutical maker that works with Chinese biotechnology company Sinovac, said its Coronavac vaccine was 50.4 percent effective in trials in Brazil.

Brazil's health regulator has issued emergency permits for both Coronavac and Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccines, but the plan to produce the vaccine domestically is being hampered by delays in the import of ingredients from China.

Russia, the fourth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 20,921 nCoV infections and 559 deaths, bringing the total number of infections and deaths to 3,698,273 and 68,971 respectively.

Russian officials say 1.5 million citizens have been vaccinated, after the mass vaccination campaign kicked off Jan. 18.

Russia has applied for a license to use Sputnik V in the European Union and is expected to be considered in February. Sputnik V has been approved in Argentina, Belarus, Serbia and several other countries.

France, the sixth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 23,924 infections and 230 deaths, bringing infections and deaths to 3,035,181 and 72,877 respectively.

The number of patients in need of area care continues to increase, while nearly 1.21 million have been vaccinated.

Germany is the 10th largest epidemic region in the world with 2,137,689 cases and 52,536 deaths from Covid-19, an increase of 12,428 and 516 cases compared to the day before.

Germany's most populous North-Rhine Westphalia state said it would have to delay opening 53 new vaccine centers until Feb. 8, due to a temporary slowdown in vaccine supplies from Pfizer and BioNTech, stemming from the change.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the partial blockade imposed by the country to prevent Covid-19 would be extended to February 14 and that 16 German federal prime ministers agreed with the decision.

In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the region's largest outbreak with 977,474 cases, an increase of 12,191, of which 27,664 people died, an increase of 211.

The world's fourth-most populous country facing a huge challenge is to vaccinate 181.5 million people, or two-thirds of its population.

The Philippines reported 511,679 cases and 10,190 deaths, up 1,797 and 54 cases respectively, making it the second largest epidemic area in the region.

Filipino officials said on January 10 that the country had secured 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Novavax, and hoped to concentrate 148 million doses of vaccine from 7 companies this year,

China on January 16 pledged to give the Philippines 500,000 doses of vaccine, Manila previously agreed to buy 25 million doses of Coronavac from Chinese pharmaceutical corporation Sinovac.