The year 2020 will be remembered for the appearance of a new virus: the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the Covid-19 pandemic that it caused. With a few more days to go, 2020 is projected to close with approximately 84 million confirmed Covid-19 cases and more than 1.8 million deaths. …
Read More »Explained: what we know about the new mutant strain of coronavirus in the UK
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 …
Read More »From UK to Australia: countries that have reported a new strain of Covid-19
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% …
Read More »No Need to Panic: Health Min Harsh Vardhan on New Strain of Mutated Coronavirus
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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