Hinduja Global Solutions lands £211-million deal from UK's Health Security AgencyThe contract is for an initial period of two years, with an option to extend further. The partnership will see it employ over 2,000 people,...
21 Feb, 2022, 12.46 AM IST
HGS bags contract worth Rs 2,100 cr from UK Health Security AgencyHinduja Global Solutions' UK arm has bagged a contract worth Rs 2,100 crore to provide critical customer support to UK citizens for an init...
20 Feb, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
Mandatory face masks enforced as Omicron cases rise to 14 in UKStarting Tuesday, face coverings will be a legal requirement in shops and settings such as banks, post offices and hairdressers, as well as...
30 Nov, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
UK Parliament panel finds 'big mistakes' in early COVID-19 handlingThe 'Coronavirus: lessons learned to date' joint inquiry by cross-party MPs from the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee and ...
12 Oct, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
UK cuts price of COVID-19 tests for travellers, including those from IndiaPassengers returning from Green list countries or Amber list destinations like India, if they are fully vaccinated, will now pay 20 pounds ...
14 Aug, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
British Prime Minister, Chancellor Rishi Sunak self-isolate after positive COVID-19 contactDowning Street confirmed the decision as a U-turn over an initial decision that Johnson and Sunak will both be participating in a daily con...
18 Jul, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Delta variant dominant in Britain, may increase risk of hospitalisationThere were 5,472 new cases of the Delta variant reported in latest weekly figures, taking the total confirmed cases of the variant to 12,43...
04 Jun, 2021, 12.20 AM IST
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 80 per cent effective against B1.617.2 variant: UK studyThe Oxford/AstraZeneca two-dose vaccine is also being produced by the Serum Institute of India as Covishield and being administered among t...
22 May, 2021, 06.11 PM IST
Up to six cases of Manaus variant of coronavirus detected in UKTwo of three cases found in England were from a household in the South Gloucestershire area which had a history of travel to Brazil and the...
28 Feb, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
Britain cuts self-isolation period to 10 days for domestic contacts, international arrivalsThe shorter self-isolation period will begin from Dec. 14 and apply in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, a government statement said....
11 Dec, 2020, 08.26 PM IST
UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirusThe laboratory error that led to the problem was an "isolated incident" and was being investigated, a statement from the Department of Heal...
28 Nov, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
London, most of England to move to high COVID alert level after lockdownUK Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons these are incredibly hard decisions but urged the public to “dig deep” in order ...
26 Nov, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
How Britain failed to stop the second wave: 50,000 Covid-19 deaths and risingAmong the world's wealthiest nations, Britain had the second-highest death toll from the coronavirus in the first wave of the pandemic, beh...
24 Nov, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
Moving to reassure Downing Street staff, UK PM Johnson says he's fitAfter a torrid week when two of his most senior advisers announced their departures from Downing Street, Johnson has tried to signal that h...
16 Nov, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
Tougher fines for breach of COVID-19 quarantine come into force across EnglandFines for a breach of self-isolation legal requirements start at 1,000 pounds, in line with the existing penalty for breaking quarantine af...
28 Sep, 2020, 05.57 PM IST
Coronavirus track and trace system begins in EnglandUnder the system, a team of 25,000 tracers -- supported by 20,000 testers and up to 7,000 clinicians -- will text, email or call people who...
28 May, 2020, 03.14 PM IST
UK rolls out plans to ramp up coronavirus tests as death toll hits 18,738UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that though the daily rise in the toll was lower than previous days, it was important not to forget a...
23 Apr, 2020, 11.20 PM IST