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Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a total coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to reduce spiraling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.
The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will go into effect on Wednesday, he said in a televised speech, after Scotland announced that similar measures would take effect as of midnight (0000 GMT) on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson said that as of Monday, nearly 27,000 people with Covid were in the hospital, 40 percent more than at the peak of the first wave of the outbreak in April last year.
Meanwhile, India added 16,504 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, putting its total number at 1.03 million cases, data from the Health Ministry showed. The number of new infections is 9% lower than Sunday. In this period, India reported 214 deaths related to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,49,649.
Here are the LIVE updates on coronavirus cases:
A total of three people tested positive for the new British variant of the coronavirus in the Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan, an official said Monday.
“Three people tested positive for the new British variant of the coronavirus. Their samples were sent to Delhi. All three were taken to the district hospital. Contact tracing and samples were taken. The area where they live has been disinfected.” Hawaiian Singh, SDM Sriganganagar told ANI.
A total of 38 samples have been found to be positive with the new UK variant genome of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the Health Ministry confirmed on Monday.
These people have been kept in single room isolation in health care facilities designated by the respective state governments and their close contacts have also been quarantined.
Scientists are not completely sure that COVID-19 vaccines will work on a new variant of the coronavirus found in South Africa, ITV’s political editor said on Monday, citing an unidentified scientific adviser to the British government.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday he was incredibly concerned about the new variant. Public Health England did not respond to phone calls seeking comment on the report.
“According to one of the government’s scientific advisers, the reason for Matt Hancock’s ‘incredible concern’ about the South African variant Covid-19 is that they are not as sure that the vaccines will be as effective against it as they are for the variant of the UK, “said ITV political editor Robert Peston.
The chairman of Bharat Biotech, whose Covaxin coronavirus vaccine has been given “restricted use in emergency situations of public interest,” attacked critics on Monday who pointed to the lack of data from the phase III trial and questioned the drug efficacy. “We don’t deserve this backlash,” said Dr. Krishna Ella.
Speaking to a virtual presser, Dr. Ella said that his company had conducted “200% honest clinical trials”, had an established track record of producing 16 safe and effective vaccines, and was transparent with all the data.
“Please do not accuse us of inexperience. We are a global company … we have manufactured 16 vaccines. It is not correct to say that we are not transparent with the data. We conduct clinical trials in many countries, including the UK. Read
Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a total coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to reduce spiraling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.
The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will go into effect on Wednesday, he said in a televised speech, after Scotland announced that similar measures would take effect as of midnight (0000 GMT) on Tuesday.
Some 44 million people or three-quarters of England’s population already live under the strictest restrictions, as Britain grapples with one of the worst coronavirus death rates in the world. Read
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