About 150 Army soldiers who traveled to Delhi to participate in the Republic Day and Army Day parades tested positive for COVID-19, according to an Army source. “Soldiers who came to participate in various parades were tested before being put into a secure bubble. Some of them tested positive. Almost …
Read More »Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade deal
By: AP | Brussels | Updated: December 24, 2020 9:00:18 pm The agreement should ensure that the two parties can trade goods without tariffs or quotas. (AP Photo / Virginia Mayo, file) After months of talks and almost at the last minute, Britain and the European Union reached a provisional …
Read More »Agricultural leaders to ask British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to skip the Republic Day event
Written by Abhinav Rajput, Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Jalandhar, New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 7:38:22 am British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (archive) Agricultural leaders said on Tuesday that they have asked British and Punjabi leaders to call on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to come to India …
Read More »UK Scientists Investigate Spread of New Coronavirus Variant in Children
LONDON: UK scientists are investigating the impact of a new mutant variant of the coronavirus, called VUI-202012/01, on children and whether its faster transmission in parts of England is due to the younger segment of the population. The government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory Group (Nervtag) is monitoring …
Read More »Coronavirus News, UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Trip to India ‘May Not Be Possible’ – Senior British Doctor
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been invited as keynote guest to the Indian Republic Day parade (archive) New Delhi: It is possible that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit to India (he will be the main guest at the Republic Day parade in Delhi next month) due to concerns …
Read More »India Bans Flights to UK Over New Strain of COVID Virus – What You Need to Know
There is no information about it yet. Watch this space for more information. Yes, although international travel is still prohibited, flights to the UK are operational under the air bubble scheme. India and the UK were connected by various airlines, including Air India, Vistara, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic. Flights …
Read More »Explained: what we know about the new mutant strain of coronavirus in the UK
India has suspended flights to and from the UK due to the new variant of the coronavirus which is significantly more contagious. A new strain of coronavirus is spreading across the south of England, leading to tighter restrictions at home and flight bans within Europe and globally. The UK has …
Read More »From UK to Australia: countries that have reported a new strain of Covid-19
The coronavirus is mutating and its latest strain that is said to spread the fastest has spread fear in several countries before Christmas. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson responded immediately to the new tension by imposing the strictest blockade on London. The mutant virus, which UK officials say is 70% …
Read More »Britain holds crisis meeting over travel ban
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 …
Read More »What do we know about the latest coronavirus strain found in the UK?
The UK announced a surprise shutdown Saturday in London and parts of the country amid a surge in coronavirus disease cases following the discovery of a new strain of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. According to experts, the new strain is 70% more infectious than other strains of the …
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