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NEW DELHI: Stock indices fell sharply on Monday and the benchmark BSE sensex index plunged more than 1,400 points amid concerns about a new Covid-19 strain. The 30-share BSE Index plunged 1,407 points or 3 percent to 45,554; while the broader NSE Nifty 432 points or 3.14 percent to close …

UK passengers arriving before midnight tomorrow will need to undergo an RT-PCR test at airports. New Delhi: Flights to and from the United Kingdom have been banned until December 31 due to a new strain of the rapidly spreading coronavirus in that country, the government said today, as several countries …

“Taking into account the prevailing situation in the UK, the Government of India has decided that all flights from the UK to India will be temporarily suspended until 11:59 PM on December 31st. suspension will begin before 11:59 pm on December 22, “said the Ministry of Civil Aviation Tweeted. Taking …

NEW DELHI: The new strain of coronavirus, said to be 70 percent more transmissible, has left countries scrambling to announce travel bans even as the world approaches the Christmas and New Years holidays. Amid fears over the highly infectious new mutant strain of the novel coronavirus, several countries have imposed …

NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended all international flights for a week, which may be extended for another week due to the new Covid-19 strain, a notification issued by the country General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) stated on Monday. Countries around the world have started banning flights and …

KOZHIKODE / NEW DELHI: The Shigella infection has created panic in Kerala with the Kozhikode district in the limelight even as the state reels from the Covid-19 pandemic. While an 11-year-old boy died in Kozhikode, there are at least 40 cases of infection in the district that put health authorities …

The conversationDecember 21, 2020 11:10:42 AM IST A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is believed to be driving further transmission of the disease in parts of the UK. The government has placed some regions, including London, under new, tighter coronavirus restrictions, known as Level 4. People …

Boris Johnson said that the infectivity of the new strain had forced him to block out much of England. London, United Kingdom: Prime Minister Boris Johnson would preside over a crisis meeting on Monday, as a growing number of countries, from France to Argentina, blocked flights to Britain over a …

New strain of coronavirus: Arvind Kejriwal has called the new mutation a super spreader. New Delhi: Issuing a warning note against the new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the UK, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today called on the government to immediately ban all flights arriving from that …

New Delhi: The government is fully alert about the new strain of coronavirus reported in the UK, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today, stressing that “there is no need to panic.” Canada, Saudi Arabia and several European countries have temporarily banned flights from the UK for the new strain of …