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 …
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The veteran leader of Congress, Motilal Vora, passed away in Delhi on Monday, a day after celebrating his 93rd birthday. Vora, who had recovered from Covid-19 in October, was admitted to the Delhi Escorts Hospital after he complained of shortness of breath on December 19. A journalist by profession, he …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 3:34:03 pm Union Minister of Health, DR Harsh Vardhan Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Monday that the government was on alert about the new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the UK and called …
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UK passengers arriving before midnight tomorrow will need to undergo an RT-PCR test at airports. New Delhi: Flights to and from the United Kingdom have been banned until December 31 due to a new strain of the rapidly spreading coronavirus in that country, the government said today, as several countries …
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A healthcare worker collects a swab sample for the COVD-19 test at M Block CP in New Delhi, Wednesday, December 16 (Express file photo by Amit Mehra) Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray said Sunday that wearing masks will be mandatory for the next six months in the state. Addressing people …
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The conversationDecember 21, 2020 11:10:42 AM IST A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is believed to be driving further transmission of the disease in parts of the UK. The government has placed some regions, including London, under new, tighter coronavirus restrictions, known as Level 4. People …
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Boris Johnson said that the infectivity of the new strain had forced him to block out much of England. London, United Kingdom: Prime Minister Boris Johnson would preside over a crisis meeting on Monday, as a growing number of countries, from France to Argentina, blocked flights to Britain over a …
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New Delhi: The government is fully alert about the new strain of coronavirus reported in the UK, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today, stressing that “there is no need to panic.” Canada, Saudi Arabia and several European countries have temporarily banned flights from the UK for the new strain of …
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Stockbrokers (Photo credit: Kamlesh Pednekar) LIVE market updates: India’s benchmark indices failed to sustain a slight recovery and fell more than half a percent in the midday session on Monday, with financials, auto and metals stocks the main downsides. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 350 points to 46,612 and the …
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About 16.4 million people entered the stricter “level four” measures since Sunday. Highlight London and south-east England are under strict lockdown The lockdown will remain in place until the virus vaccine is fully implemented: UK The Health Secretary said the situation was “mortally serious.” London, United Kingdom: Britain’s health minister …
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