Among those who tested positive, 15 people were from Bengaluru. Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday that 26 people who returned from the UK last month had tested positive for the coronavirus in the state. The number increased from 14 people reported Sunday. Among those who tested positive, …
Read More »EU nations enthusiastically start mass vaccination of Covid-19 – health
The nations of the European Union launched a coordinated effort on Sunday to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to the most vulnerable among the bloc’s nearly 450 million inhabitants, marking a moment of hope in the continent’s battle against the worst crisis in public health in a century. Healthcare workers, the …
Read More »AstraZeneca Vaccine Provides ‘100% Protection’ Against Covid-19, Says CEO
The Covid-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has produced a “winning formula” of efficacy, the company’s chief executive said Sunday. The vaccine, which is currently being evaluated by Britain’s independent drug regulator, provides “100% protection” against severe Covid disease that requires hospitalization, Pascal …
Read More »Amit Shah Offers Prayers at Assam’s Kamakhya Temple | India News
GUWAHATI: Minister of the Interior of the Union Amit shah on Sunday he offered prayers at the Shaktipeeth Kamakhya temple high in the Nilachal hills here, on the last day of his three-day visit to the northeast, before leaving for Manipur, where he is scheduled to inaugurate the projects, a …
Read More »Covid-19: Has the UK’s New Coronavirus Strain Made it to India?
As the risk of COVID-19 transmission has increased significantly with the introduction of the new viral strain, India has also suspended flights to the UK until December 31. Coronavirus in India: Since the new strain COVID-19 was discovered in the UK, fear has gripped the new variant of the coronavirus …
Read More »Covid-19 Will Stay With Us For Next 10 Years, Vaccine Developer Says
The lead scientist for the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine has warned that the lethal virus will be here for several years. Wion reported. Ugur Sahin, Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Principal Investigator and CEO of BioNTech, said: “The virus will stay with us for the next 10 years. We have to …
Read More »Staggered Classes, Teachers to Get COVID-19 Exam: Guidelines for Karnataka Government Schools
Parents will have the option of sending students to school. The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a new set of guidelines to restart schools for classes 10 and 12. Guidelines to restart the Vidyagama scheme for classes 6 to 9 were also published. According to the guidelines, the school for …
Read More »Chennai passenger returning from UK receives COVID-19, samples sent to check for new strain
With the emergence of a new mutant coronavirus strain in the UK, passenger samples have now been sent to NIV Pune to identify the virus strain. A passenger, who arrived at Chennai Domestic Airport from the UK via Delhi, tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu Health …
Read More »Which countries have closed borders due to the new COVID strain? | Coronavirus pandemic news
As concerns mount around the world about a mutated coronavirus strain, several nations are deciding to close their borders to control its spread. Several countries have decided to close their borders and suspend commercial flights to control the spread of a new strain of coronavirus first discovered in the UK. …
Read More »The parliamentary committee warns the Center against accelerating the authorization of vaccines
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Internal Affairs recommended on Monday that emergency use authorization should be granted to any coronavirus vaccine in the country only after proper consideration and conducting its trials with a sufficient sample size. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government decided on Monday to send flyers from Europe and …
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