Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: The South African variant of Covid-19, two cases of which have now been detected in the UK, is likely to be more transmissible, may affect young people more, and may be slightly more resistant to vaccines, scientists in South Africa believe. However, research is still continuing …
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Karnataka’s Health Department said it had screened all travelers who came to the state from the UK on December 20 and 21 and their test results are awaited. The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for returnees from the UK, requiring RT-PCR testing at airports …
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Written by Astha Saxena, Divya Goyal | Ludhiana, New Delhi | Updated: December 24, 2020 7:39:22 am A senior Punjab health official, who requested anonymity, said there was a clear lapse, as the man had managed to travel despite testing positive. While the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare …
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“This is the next step towards a decision on the deployment of the vaccine,” said the Minister of Health (Archive) London: The University of Oxford and drug maker AstraZeneca have applied to the UK health regulator for permission to launch its Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Wednesday. …
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Mumbai night curfew runs until January 5. Bombay: All essential activities, businesses and even travel with certain conditions will be allowed during the night curfew in Mumbai, police said Wednesday, listing the rules for renewed restrictions in the country’s financial capital. “Mumbaikars, the curfew is for your safety and health …
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871 coronavirus cases and 18 deaths were recorded in Delhi during the past 24 hours. New Delhi: Delhi reported fewer than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row today – 871. The number of deaths in the past 24 hours – 18 – is the lowest …
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“The new variant is very worrying, because it is even more transmissible,” said the Minister of Health (Archive) London: A potentially more infectious new variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in Britain in cases related to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on …
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Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has applied for the Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 COVAXIN vaccine again with the Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI), sources told News18 on Wednesday. COVAXIN, an inactivated candidate vaccine, is currently in phase III human clinical trials with 26,000 volunteers at 25 centers in …
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LONDON: Two cases of another new South African-related strain of Covid-19 have been identified in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed here on Wednesday. Like the previously identified UK variant, the novel coronavirus variant is also driving a massive resurgence of the disease in South Africa, with experts warning …
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Coronavirus: The number of active cases in India has plummeted to less than 3 lakh after 5.5 months. New Delhi: India recorded 23,950 new coronavirus cases and 333 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, government data shows. The number of daily cases was 22 percent higher than yesterday …
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