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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 …

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 …

NEW DELHI: India may start vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January and the government’s first priority has been the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. “Personally, I think it can be in January at any stage or any week, there may be a time …

Although Sars-CoV-2 mutations have been reported in recent months in various parts of the world, the VUI-202012/01 variant tracked in the UK has raised concern. At a press conference, Prime Minister Johnson said preliminary data shows that it is 70% more transmittable. The New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory …

In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics got off a plane in China. While diplomats were there to finalize deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a very different concern: whether the Covid-19 vaccine was allowed for use under Islamic law. As companies compete to …

Moderna Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine shipments began leaving warehouses early Sunday, heading to healthcare facilities in the United States in an effort to distribute the second approved coronavirus vaccine. A statement from distributor McKesson Corp just after 0600 EST (1100 GMT) said it had begun shipping Moderna’s Covid-19 injections and auxiliary …

An electronic sign displays information as the British government imposes a set of tighter tiered restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, in London on December 20, 2020 (REUTERS / John Sibley / File photo). The UK is one of 23 countries with which India established a bilateral air bubble. It is …

The Union Ministry of Health has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the appearance of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK, which has led to an increase in the infection rate there. Several European countries have banned flights from the …

By: PTI | Mumbai | December 20, 2020 7:27:04 pm Uddhav Thackeray. (Archive) Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray said Sunday that it is open to a resolution of the dirt row of the Kanjurmarg subway shed in Mumbai through dialogue with the Center and stated that it is not an …

LONDON: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government imposed a strict Christmas blockade on London and the south-east of England because a new strain of the coronavirus was “out of control”. Hancock warned that the strict measures affecting almost a third of England’s population could be maintained …