Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar LIVE market updates: India’s benchmarks quickly erased their opening gains and fell into the red, down more than half a percent, in early morning trading Tuesday as investors were unable to shake off concerns amid. of the new strain of Covid-19. The S&P BSE Sensex was hovering …
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Meanwhile, the United States said it is not yet certain whether the new variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is more contagious, but it is conducting studies to learn more. Moncef Slaoui, chief advisor to the Operation Warp Speed vaccine program, added that he hoped laboratory experiments would show …
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Several European Union nations moved to ban flights from the UK on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to prevent a new strain of the coronavirus spreading across southern England from laying a solid foundation in the continent. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Italy …
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Coronavirus vaccines will be just as effective against the new mutant of the virus and there is no reason to panic, the director general of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Shekhar Mande, said on Monday. He said the transmissibility of the new strain N501Y is “a little higher”, …
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Today, the Indian stock markets erased the gains made in the last 11 days. Reversing the rally of the past 11 days, Indian equity markets fell 3 percent on Monday. BSE Sensex broke 1,407 points or 3 percent to finish at 45,553.96, the level last seen on December 8, 2020. …
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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 …
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An emergency lockdown in London and the south-east of the UK following the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus has caused concern around the world, and many countries, including India, have suspended all flights to and from the UK. What is the new mutation of the virus? The new …
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The US says it is watching “very carefully” the spread of a new virus variant in the UK. (Figurative) Washington: US authorities are “very carefully” scrutinizing the variant of the virus spreading in the UK, senior health officials said on Sunday, while noting that the UK travel ban was not …
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The coronavirus is mutating and its latest strain that is said to spread the fastest has spread fear in several countries before Christmas. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson responded immediately to the new tension by imposing the strictest blockade on London. The mutant virus, which UK officials say is 70% …
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By: New York Times | Updated: December 22, 2020 12:22:34 am People wait on the esplanade at Paddington Station in London, after the announcement that London will move to Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions starting at midnight on Saturday, December 19, 2020 (Stefan Rousseau, PA via AP) . Written by Apoorva …
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