81% of the 401 samples sent by the Punjab government for genome sequencing tested positive for the British variant of Covid-19, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday. The samples were sent for analysis at the National Center for Disease Control. “A total of 401 samples, collected between 1.1.2021 and …
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NEW DELHI: A total of 38 people have tested positive for the new British variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. These include the 29 cases that were announced as of Friday. All of these people have been kept in single room isolation …
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NEW DELHI: The central government said on Friday that four more cases of the mutant strain Covid UK have been detected in the country, bringing the total count of such cases to 29 so far. They are kept in physical isolation in sanitary facilities. Of these 29 cases, eight have …
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In India, out of 20 Covid-19 cases with the UK strain of coronavirus, seven are in Karnataka. (Archive) Bangalore: As the number of COVID-19 patients with the UK strain of coronavirus skyrocketed to 20 in India, including seven in Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa called on all returning from foreign …
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New UK variant looks 70% more transmissible (Representational) Washington: The United States is monitoring the emerging new strain of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, several US officials said Sunday, adding that it was unclear whether the mutated variant had made its way to the United States. “We don’t know yet. …
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