As India temporarily suspended flights from the UK until December 31 on Monday over the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus there, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that as an interim measure, all Passengers arriving from the UK on all international flights will undergo mandatory RT-PCR …
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 …
Read More »New Covid strain: India suspends flights to UK until December 31
NEW DELHI: India decided on Monday to suspend all flights to and from the UK between December 23 and December 31 amid fears of a new, more infectious coronavirus variant found in the country. India has joined a growing list of countries such as Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, …
Read More »India suspends flights to and from the United Kingdom until December 31 due to a new variant of Covid-19
The Center issued an order on Monday to suspend all flights to and from the UK between December 22 and December 31, joining a number of countries that are also doing so following the discovery of a new variant of the Sars-CoV- 2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19), …
Read More »India suspends flights to UK until December 31 due to new strain of coronavirus
UK passengers arriving before midnight tomorrow will need to undergo an RT-PCR test at airports. New Delhi: Flights to and from the United Kingdom have been banned until December 31 due to a new strain of the rapidly spreading coronavirus in that country, the government said today, as several countries …
Read More »‘Sick man from Europe’: UK isolated for fear of new strain of Covid
DOVER, England: The UK was disconnected from much of Europe on Monday after its closest allies cut transport ties due to fears over a new strain of the coronavirus, which wreaked havoc for few families and businesses. days before it left the orbit of the European Union. France, Germany, Italy, …
Read More »Britain holds crisis meeting over travel ban
Boris Johnson said that the infectivity of the new strain had forced him to block out much of England. London, United Kingdom: Prime Minister Boris Johnson would preside over a crisis meeting on Monday, as a growing number of countries, from France to Argentina, blocked flights to Britain over a …
Read More »LIVE MARKET: Indices at the low of the day, Sensex falls 300 pts; India VIX up 6%
Stockbrokers (Photo credit: Kamlesh Pednekar) LIVE market updates: India’s benchmark indices failed to sustain a slight recovery and fell more than half a percent in the midday session on Monday, with financials, auto and metals stocks the main downsides. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 350 points to 46,612 and the …
Read More »Italy has a patient with a new Covid-19 strain found in Britain; European neighbors close doors to Britain amid alarm
Although Sars-CoV-2 mutations have been reported in recent months in various parts of the world, the VUI-202012/01 variant tracked in the UK has raised concern. At a press conference, Prime Minister Johnson said preliminary data shows that it is 70% more transmittable. The New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory …
Read More »What do we know about the latest coronavirus strain found in the UK?
The UK announced a surprise shutdown Saturday in London and parts of the country amid a surge in coronavirus disease cases following the discovery of a new strain of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. According to experts, the new strain is 70% more infectious than other strains of the …
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