Britain variant could be behind current COVID-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chiefThe UK variant was found in 28 per cent of samples in the second week of March. In the last week of the month, 50 per cent of samples had t...
23 Apr, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
No data generated with Covishield, Covaxin on 'European' strain of coronavirus, Rajya Sabha toldTo a question on whether the Covishield and Covaxin are able to provide protection from the new coronavirus variant that was traced in the ...
02 Feb, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
UK coronavirus variant to become more dominant in US by early spring, says FauciFauci said that it is not yet clear whether the South African coronavirus strain - considered to be more infections than the original strai...
30 Jan, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
Passenger flights from UK to India resume from todayOne Vistara flight with 291 passengers will come from London to Delhi on Saturday and two flights - one of British Airways and another of A...
08 Jan, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
About 64% want closure of flights with the UK: Survey“About 45% citizens said they prefer shutting all such flights to and from countries which have cases of the new B.1.1.7 coronavirus strain...
08 Jan, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
20 more cases with UK corona strain found in India, total 58Of these total cases, eight have been registered at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 11 at CSIR Institute of Genomics and In...
05 Jan, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
Three test positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus in Rajasthan"Three persons have tested positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus. Their samples were sent to Delhi. All three have been shifted to...
05 Jan, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
Gujarat: Four UK returnees detected with new coronavirus strainFour persons who recently returned to Gujarat from the United Kingdom (UK) have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, a top st...
02 Jan, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
More travel bans as UK isolated over virus variantWhile experts do not believe the new variant of the virus -- one of several -- is more lethal or will affect the impact of vaccines, it may...
21 Dec, 2020, 06.28 PM IST
New strain of COVID-19: Arvind Kejriwal asks Centre to ban all flights from UK"New mutation of coron virus has emerged in UK, which is a super-spreader. I urge central govt to ban all flights from UK immediately," Arv...
21 Dec, 2020, 02.51 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal urges Centre to ban all incoming flights from UK in wake of new COVID-19 strain21 Dec, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
Christmas, coronavirus and fear of no-deal Brexit push Europe's warehouses to the limitBritish companies are bringing as much as possible into the country before potential disruptions in January, while their European counterpa...
30 Nov, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
UK extends work visas for Indian, foreign doctors and nurses in COVID-19 fightIt follows an announcement earlier in the year offering free visa extensions for health professionals whose visas were due to expire betwee...
24 Nov, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
COVID-19 Impact: United Kingdom’s new quarantine rules spoil French holidayBritain’s government announced late on Thursday that it would impose a quarantine from 0300 GMT on Saturday on arrivals from France, giving...
14 Aug, 2020, 11.13 PM IST
UK rejects COVID-19 bailout package for universities, announces support measuresThe package of measures announced on Monday includes bringing forward 2.6 billion pounds in tuition fee payments from the next academic yea...
05 May, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Coronavirus pandemic 'amplifying' poverty in UKOfficial data shows that more than 14 million people in the UK are classed as living in poverty, or nearly one-quarter of the population. S...
05 Apr, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
Covid-19: Indian-origin man dies of Coronavirus in UKThe patient, being treated by West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, had underlying health conditions. It appears the virus was acquired i...
11 Mar, 2020, 07.31 AM IST