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About 16.4 million people entered the stricter “level four” measures since Sunday. Highlight London and south-east England are under strict lockdown The lockdown will remain in place until the virus vaccine is fully implemented: UK The Health Secretary said the situation was “mortally serious.” London, United Kingdom: Britain’s health minister …

A new variant of the Covid-19 strain was discovered in the UK last week and could be the reason for the sharp increase in cases in the country. Scientists and researchers say that the new strain has a much higher transmissibility than compared to the previous variant. Although experts believe …

NEW DELHI: India may start vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January and the government’s first priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. “Personally, I think it can be in January at any stage or any week, there may be a time …

Although Sars-CoV-2 mutations have been reported in recent months in various parts of the world, the VUI-202012/01 variant tracked in the UK has raised concern. At a press conference, Prime Minister Johnson said preliminary data shows that it is 70% more transmittable. The New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory …

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 …

Scientists, studying the widely reported mutation in the new coronavirus, believe there are still too many ‘unknowns’ when it comes to the effects of the mutation. The new lineage, codenamed B.1.1.7, has been widely traced in recent cases in the UK. Here’s a summary of what the leading experts have …

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exam schedule for classes 10 and 12 that is proposed to be conducted next year via pencil and paper mode is likely to be announced on Tuesday, official sources said. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who will interact with teachers …

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday. While the scheduled meeting will cap off a series of high-level exchanges between the two sides this year, it will take place at a time when both countries are grappling with China’s …

Despite advances in defense relations, trade agreements, sanctions and nuclear energy hang on fire With exactly one month remaining in the term of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, the ambassador of the United States in India, Kenneth Juster, initiated a series of calls to the Minister of …