Calling the availability of two vaccines and the UK’s exit from the EU embrace as of 11pm Thursday, when the Brexit transition period ends, as an “incredible moment,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that He continued to trust the country and the future as it enters 2021. Johnson released an …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine approval: Why is it taking so long? | India News
NEW DELHI: Britain on Wednesday became the first country to grant an Emergency Use Authorization (USA) to the Covid-19 vaccine from the University of Oxford-AstraZeneca. The move paves the way for a cheap and easy-to-store injection that much of the world will depend on to help end the pandemic. Today …
Read More »Bangalore: Bommanahalli complex sealed after the first cases of a new variant | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: Civic officials sealed off an apartment complex in Vasanthapura, Bommanahalli area, on Tuesday after its two residents with UK travel histories were reported to have contracted the new strain of the coronavirus. The Covid-19 prevention protocol requires BBMP to switch all contacts from such cases to institutional quarantine, but …
Read More »US confirms first case of new Covid-19 strain in Colorado
The first reported United States case of the Covid-19 variant seen in the United Kingdom was discovered in Colorado, Governor Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is isolated southeast of Denver and has no travel history, state health officials said. …
Read More »EU nations enthusiastically start mass vaccination of Covid-19 – health
The nations of the European Union launched a coordinated effort on Sunday to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to the most vulnerable among the bloc’s nearly 450 million inhabitants, marking a moment of hope in the continent’s battle against the worst crisis in public health in a century. Healthcare workers, the …
Read More »Genetic mutation found in a SARS-CoV-2 sample in Kerala: Health Min KK Shailaja
However, the Health Minister noted that the British variant of the new coronavirus has yet to be found in the state. Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja announced that genetic mutations were found in the SARS-CoV-2 samples studied in Kerala. SARS-CoV-2 causes COVID-19. However, the Health Minister noted that the British …
Read More »Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal
The final agreement established a 25 percent cut that will be implemented gradually over a period of five and a half years. London: Britain is poised for a new chapter on Friday after securing a trade deal with the European Union in the aftermath of close Brexit as EU envoys …
Read More »South Africa rejects claim that its Covid variant is more dangerous than the UK strain
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s health minister has rejected the claim of his British counterpart that a new variant of the coronavirus in the country is more contagious or dangerous than a similar one in the UK spread. “At present, there is no evidence that the 501.V2 (variant) is more transmissible than …
Read More »New Strain of Covid in Nigeria: Another New Coronavirus Variant Found in Nigeria, Says Africa CDC | World News
NAIROBI: Another new variant of the new coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, the head of Africa’s disease watchdog said on Thursday, warning that more research is needed. The news comes after Britain and South Africa reported new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that appear to be more contagious, …
Read More »New Strain of Covid in Nigeria: Another New Coronavirus Variant Found in Nigeria, Says Africa CDC | World News
NAIROBI: Another new variant of the new coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, the head of Africa’s disease watchdog said on Thursday, warning that more research is needed. The news comes after Britain and South Africa reported new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that appear to be more contagious, …
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