National airline Air India announced on Tuesday free one-time ticket rescheduling for passengers traveling from the UK, Oman and Saudi Arabia following the government’s decision to halt air travel in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Air India said passengers who were booked to travel on now-suspended flights from the …
Read More »New strain of coronavirus in the UK: how fast has it spread? Will vaccination affect?
Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 8:43:46 am Flights from Great Britain are canceled at Cointrin Airport, in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 21, 2020 (Reuters Photo: Denis Balibouse) Monday India suspended all flights to and from the UK through December 31, amid concerns …
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 »UK hit by new strain of coronavirus – here’s a look at other mutations
Just as the world was beginning to expect vaccines to usher in a healthier 2021, the UK on Sunday warned against a highly contagious and mutated strain of coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has placed London and surrounding areas under the strictest blockade since March, effectively canceling Christmas. “When the …
Read More »‘Sick man from Europe’: UK isolated over fears over new Covid-19 strain
By: Reuters | Dover | Updated: December 21, 2020 7:59:54 pm British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference in response to the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), inside 10 Downing Street, London, on Saturday, December 19, 2020 (Toby Melville / Pool Photo via AP) The …
Read More »No Need to Panic: Health Min Harsh Vardhan on New Strain of Mutated Coronavirus
The Union Health Ministry had called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK. The Union government is fully alert and there is no need to panic, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said …
Read More »UK vaccine task force head says vaccinating the whole of UK ‘is not going to happen’
Home / World News / UK Vaccine Task Force head says vaccinating the whole UK ‘is not going to happen’ “It is an adult-only vaccine, for people over 50, targeting healthcare workers and homeworkers and the vulnerable,” said Britain’s Vaccine Task Force Chair Kate Bingham. . world Updated: October 5, …
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