Live Updates: Venezuela Bans Entry of All Travellers Who Visited UK Over New Strain of COVID-19

The global COVID-19 tally stands at 76,794,181 cases, with the United States leading the count (17.8 million). The global death toll has reached 1.692 million, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.

A number of countries in the European Union and beyond began suspending travel with the United Kingdom on Sunday due to risks associated with the discovery of a new coronavirus strain there.

On Saturday, the UK government practically locked down parts of the country, including London, after admitting that more than half of all new COVID-19 cases had been caused by a mutated coronavirus strain that can transmit up to 70 percent faster. 

Meanwhile, the United States, India and Brazil lead in terms of the number of registered coronavirus infections. The largest number of COVID-19-related deaths has been observed in the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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