Coronavirus live news: Anthony Fauci gets Covid vaccine in US; UK reports another 691 deaths

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Latest updates: Anthony Fauci ‘extremely confident’ in vaccine; BioNTech’s CEO says tests being run on mutant strain; Ireland to tighten restrictions from Christmas Eve

US Congress passes $900bn Covid-19 aid bill Covid cases recorded in Antarctica – reports Taiwan confirms first local case in more than 250 days Biden receives vaccine live on TV

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Belgium has detected four cases of the new variant sweeping the UK, health officials have told AFP.

The four cases were uncovered at the start of the month in the country’s northern Flemish regions that border the Netherlands, said Jan Eyckmans, spokesman for Belgium’s health minister.

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Here’s video of Anthony Fauci getting his vaccine:

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