JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s health minister has rejected the claim of his British counterpart that a new variant of the coronavirus in the country is more contagious or dangerous than a similar one in the UK spread. “At present, there is no evidence that the 501.V2 (variant) is more transmissible than …
Read More »Seven UK returnees in Telangana test positive, samples sent to check for new variant
The Telangana Health Department is tracking those who were in contact with these seven people. Up to seven returnees from the United Kingdom (UK) to Telangana have tested positive for the coronavirus, state health officials said on Thursday. Following concerns about a new strain of the coronavirus, their samples have …
Read More »Over 6,00,000 UK Citizens Receive First Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
More than 521,000 people were vaccinated in England, more than 56,000 in Scotland. London: More than 6,00,000 UK citizens have received the coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech, the Department of Health said. “Thanks to a great effort from the NHS [National Health Service] To overcome significant …
Read More »The returnee from the UK flees the Delhi quarantine center and arrives in Andhra Pradesh; positive test for coronavirus
Rajahmundry: An Anglo-Indian woman, who returned from the UK to Delhi and then reached Andhra Pradesh in a special train after escaping from an isolation center in the national capital has tested positive for COVID-19-19. According to officials from the state health department, the woman arrived in Delhi from UK …
Read More »UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus, creates panic after taking AP train
The woman is now in quarantine and test results are awaited to confirm whether she is infected with the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in the UK. A 47-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh, who tested positive for the coronavirus in Delhi after arriving from the UK, has caused panic among …
Read More »UK variant of Covid-19: how scientists discovered the new strain
British epidemiologists found the new mutation in the coronavirus when investigating the reason for the increase in cases in the southeastern part of England despite imposed restrictions that controlled the spread in other parts of the country. Click here for full Covid-19 coverage Public health officials who were looking for …
Read More »UK returnee tests positive COVID-19 in Odisha: report
Passengers with a history of travel to the UK will need to be screened at Bhubaneswar airport. Bhubaneswar: A 34-year-old returnee from the UK tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized in the state capital, authorities said Wednesday. The man returned to the state on December 18 amid concerns over …
Read More »UK’s new strain of coronavirus is more contagious and likely to cause more deaths, study finds
The mutated strain of coronavirus that has been spreading in the UK appears to be more contagious and will likely lead to higher levels of hospitalizations and deaths next year, a new study showed. The variant is 56% more transmissible than other strains, according to the study by the Center …
Read More »London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Study
The mutated coronavirus strain appears to be more contagious, according to the study. The mutated strain of coronavirus that has been spreading in the UK appears to be more contagious and will likely lead to higher levels of hospitalizations and deaths next year, a new study showed. The variant is …
Read More »COVID-19 positive Nagpur man with UK travel history suspected of carrying new strain of coronavirus
Nagpur: A 28-year-old man from Nagpur who tested positive for COVID-19 On December 15, suspected of carrying the new strain of COVID-19 found in the UK, Government Medical College Administration, Nagpur he said Thursday. According to Dr. Avinash Gawande, Superintendent, Government Medical College Nagpur, the patient, who returned from the …
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