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. …
Read More »The South African variant of Covid-19 may be “more effective at spreading”; Northern Ireland confirms positive case of strain in UK
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: The South African variant of Covid-19, two cases of which have now been detected in the UK, is likely to be more transmissible, may affect young people more, and may be slightly more resistant to vaccines, scientists in South Africa believe. However, research is still continuing …
Read More »Mandatory institutional quarantine for UK returnees testing positive in Karnataka
Karnataka’s Health Department said it had screened all travelers who came to the state from the UK on December 20 and 21 and their test results are awaited. The Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for returnees from the UK, requiring RT-PCR testing at airports …
Read More »Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine submitted for approval in the UK
“This is the next step towards a decision on the deployment of the vaccine,” said the Minister of Health (Archive) London: The University of Oxford and drug maker AstraZeneca have applied to the UK health regulator for permission to launch its Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Wednesday. …
Read More »UK regulator imposes £ 20,000 fine on network that airs Arnab’s show for ‘hate speech’
The regulator found that an episode of Republic’s ‘Poochta Hai Bharat’ contained hate speech and offensive content that violated broadcast codes. The UK’s broadcasting and communications regulator OfCom imposed a £ 20,000 (Rs 19.8 lakh) fine on Worldview Media Network Limited, which operates Republic TV’s Hindi channel Republic Bharat in …
Read More »The new strain of Covid may already be in India: experts
A new variant of the coronavirus that originated in the United Kingdom sometime in September is likely to have already reached India, experts said Tuesday, calling for increased surveillance based on whole genome sequencing to detect the new mutation and prevent it. further spread. The new variant, VUI – 202012/01, …
Read More »Newest most infectious coronavirus strain from South Africa found in the UK
“The new variant is very worrying, because it is even more transmissible,” said the Minister of Health (Archive) London: A potentially more infectious new variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in Britain in cases related to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on …
Read More »China, US, UK and Russia have started vaccinating, says Rahul Gandhi, questions India’s progress
Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to implement coronavirus vaccines in the country despite other countries starting their respective vaccination campaigns. “23 lakh people in the world have already received Covid vaccines. China, USA, UK, Russia have started. India ka number kab ayegaa, Modi ji? …
Read More »WHO Chief Scientist Says UK’s New Coronavirus Strain May Be Present In Many Nations: Report
Amid the raging global coronavirus outbreak, a new strain of the virus has been found in the UK, sending experts seeking a new detailed analysis. And a revelation that could raise eyebrows even higher, said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization. NDTV that the new strain …
Read More »Center calls on states to submit Covid-positive passenger samples from the UK to the NIV | India News
NEW DELHI: To closely monitor the potentially more infectious new strain of coronavirus, the Health Ministry has asked state governments to send samples from passengers who tested positive upon arrival from the UK to the National Institute of Virology ( NIV). ), Pune or any other laboratory designated for the …
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