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Punjab has requested PM Modi to urgently allow vaccination of the very young. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urgently allow vaccination of the very young, as 81% of Covid samples in the state showed infection with the British variant of the virus. B117, …

So far, more than 1.04 million coronavirus cases have been recorded in India. New Delhi: So far, 90 people in India have contracted the new strain of coronavirus, which was first detected in the UK in September, the Health Ministry said today. Eight of these cases of the mutant strain, …

The first positive case of coronavirus was a member of the hotel staff, whose results came in on December 15. A new COVID-19 cluster was found in Chennai after 85 people, including employees and guests, tested positive for the virus at the ITC Grand Chola Hotel in Guindy. The Greater …

India may be moving towards herd immunity as Covid-19 cases are on the decline and there is no need to panic over the new strain of the virus found in the UK because reports suggest it is not as virulent. doctors said in a webinar Thursday. The ‘HEAL-Thy Samvaad’ webinar …

However, it remains to be confirmed if any of those found positive have contracted the new variant of the coronavirus. A total of 40 people, half of them returnees from the UK, and the rest their contacts, tested positive for the coronavirus in Tamil Nadu and are being treated in …

Coronavirus: All 25 patients have been kept in isolation at designated health facilities. New Delhi: Five new cases of the UK coronavirus strain have been detected, bringing the total number of patients to 25. The highly infectious mutant strain, which first appeared in the UK in September, was found to …

The returnee from the UK is being treated in a separate wing of the Kings Institute in Guindy. One person tested positive for the British variant of the coronavirus in Chennai and the patient is currently receiving treatment at the King’s Institute in Guindy. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, …

The test report of the first UK returnee to test positive for COVID-19 is expected from the National Institute of Virology in two days. Four passengers who returned to Tamil Nadu from the UK tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday. Among the four members, one patient is from …

This new variant is concerning because it is more transmissible and has mutated more than the new variant that has been discovered in the UK, authorities said. In the UK, two cases of another new South African-related coronavirus have been identified, Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed in London on Wednesday. …

The government said on Tuesday there was no need to panic over the mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected in the UK, stating that there is no such variant or any significant mutation in the coronavirus The tension has still been seen in India. NITI Aayog (Health) Fellow Dr VK Paul, …