India may be moving towards herd immunity as Covid-19 cases are on the decline and there is no need to panic over the new strain of the virus found in the UK because reports suggest it is not as virulent. doctors said in a webinar Thursday. The ‘HEAL-Thy Samvaad’ webinar …
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WASHINGTON: Experts think so, but they are working to confirm it. A variant of the coronavirus in the UK has caused alarm about the possibility of it spreading more easily. But even if that turns out to be true, experts say that the Covid-19 vaccines that are being rolled out …
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This new variant is concerning because it is more transmissible and has mutated more than the new variant that has been discovered in the UK, authorities said. In the UK, two cases of another new South African-related coronavirus have been identified, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed in London on Wednesday. …
Read More »Coronavirus | Six passengers on the London-Delhi flight test positive for COVID-19
Six passengers traveling on Air India’s London-Delhi flight tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, a senior government official said on December 22. Read also: Coronavirus, December 22 updates The flight landed around 11.30pm on December 21. “Five COVID-positive passengers were found at the Delhi airport. A passenger, who took a …
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