Chile’s armed forces said at least 36 people had been infected at their Bernardo O’Higgins base. Santiago: The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this week, as health and military officials scrambled to clear and quarantine personnel from a remote research …
Read More »UK coronavirus mutation is ‘super spreader’, makes disease 70% more contagious: government
The government said on Tuesday there was no need to panic over the mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected in the UK, stating that there is no such variant or any significant mutation in the coronavirus The tension has still been seen in India. NITI Aayog (Health) Fellow Dr VK Paul, …
Read More »WHO Chief Scientist Says UK’s New Coronavirus Strain May Be Present In Many Nations: Report
Amid the raging global coronavirus outbreak, a new strain of the virus has been found in the UK, sending experts seeking a new detailed analysis. And a revelation that could raise eyebrows even higher, said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization. NDTV that the new strain …
Read More »After Arrest in Mumbai Club Raid, Guru Randhawa Says He ‘Regrets’ Violating Covid-19 Prevention Rules
credits – Guru Randhawa instagram Guru Randhawa was one of 34 celebrities arrested and subsequently released on bail by Mumbai police for disobeying Covid-19 prevention regulations at a Mumbai club. IANS Last update: December 23, 2020 1:32 AM IST FOLLOW US: Popular singer Guru Randhawa was one of 34 celebrities …
Read More »New concern? 138 UK flyers arrive in Karnataka without COVID-19 test- The New Indian Express
By Express News Service BENGALURU: At least 138 air passengers arriving from the UK, where a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was reported a fortnight ago, entered Karnataka after flying without negative COVID-19 certificates or undergoing tests upon arrival. With the Civil Aviation Ministry banning all inbound flights from …
Read More »British Passenger Tests Positive for Covid-19 at Chennai Airport Amid New Virus Concerns: The New Indian Express
Express News Service CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Health Department has expressed concern after a man, who arrived from Britain in transit from Delhi, tested positive for the coronavirus in Chennai on Tuesday. This comes amid fears about a new variant of COVID-19 that is spreading rapidly in Britain and is …
Read More »New Covid-19 Strain, India Bans Flights to UK, Covid-19 Vaccine and Today’s Breaking News
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 22, 2020 8:02:34 pm Passengers arriving from the UK at Mumbai airport on Tuesday (Express photo) The highly infectious new strain of coronavirus found in the UK, leading some 40 countries to sever travel ties with the country, has yet …
Read More »New strain of Covid: India to sequence genome of all positive UK passenger samples
All samples from passengers arriving in India from the UK and testing positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) will be retested using a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT) test. -PCR) based on the spike gene to search for the new variant of Sars-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, according to the union …
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 …
Read More »14-day travel history, mandatory RT-PCR test for those arriving in India: Center issues standard operating procedures after detection of a new strain of Covid
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for passengers arriving from the United Kingdom (United Kingdom) amid the detection of a new variant of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid- 19) there. On Monday, the Center had announced a temporary ban on flights from …
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