The Beta variant: What scientists know right nowThe World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of concern.”
20 Jul, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Delta variant casts shadow over EU Covid travel passThe EU document -- essentially a QR code available on smartphones or on paper -- shows whether the bearer is vaccinated with one of the Eur...
01 Jul, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
Britain working on allowing holidays for vaccinated BritonsBritain is planning on opening up travel and easing other restrictions for people who are fully vaccinated.
22 Jun, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
IATA boss blames governments for prolonging travel crisisIATA Director General Willie Walsh, the former boss of British Airways owner IAG, expects positive data on vaccine effectiveness to convinc...
28 May, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
Explainer: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?How transmissible is the variant? We don't entirely know. But according to the minutes of an expert group advising the government last week...
18 May, 2021, 06.11 PM IST
Britain yet to decide on Pfizer offer to vaccinate OlympiansPfizer, which developed a vaccine with BioNTech, said earlier this month said that it would donate doses to inoculate athletes and official...
16 May, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
UK set to rediscover freedom after vaccination successStarting Monday, all restaurants and bars in England can fully reopen, as can hotels, theaters and museums. And Britons will be able to hug...
14 May, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
London Heathrow Airport's COVID losses balloon to $3.4 billionHeathrow, which during the pandemic lost its crown as Europe's busiest hub to Paris, said continuing uncertainty over British government po...
29 Apr, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
Clots are AstraZeneca's latest curseThe British laboratory made headlines in November when it claimed its jab could match the 90 percent effectiveness of the rival and much mo...
07 Apr, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
UK economy to hit pre-pandemic level late 2021: Bank of EnglandThe earlier-than-expected recovery -- the BoE's expectation had been for early 2022 -- comes ahead of the central bank's latest interest ra...
15 Mar, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
UK passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak still ragesBritain is the fifth country in the world to record 100,000 virus-related deaths, after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico, and by...
26 Jan, 2021, 10.21 PM IST
UK eyes quarantine hotels for travelers to curb new virus variantsVaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said there would be an announcement Tuesday on plans for tighter border measures. The BBC reported that U.K...
26 Jan, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
International COVID-19 vaccine poll shows higher mistrust of Russia, China shotsThe survey, conducted by the polling company YouGov and shared exclusively with Reuters, found Britons and Danes were the most willing to t...
15 Jan, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Europe bans flights from Britain, as country warns new coronavirus strain 'out of control'Following the example of the Netherlands, where a ban on all UK passenger flights came into effect on Sunday, a German government source sa...
21 Dec, 2020, 09.24 AM IST
With vaccine drawing closer, US tops 15 million coronavirus casesRecord cases in at least three states - Arizona, Alabama and Ohio - pushed the cumulative case load to over 15 million, according to a Reut...
09 Dec, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
WHO wants you to listen up: No hugs this holiday seasonHugs could be considered 'close contact', said health expert.
08 Dec, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
Post-Brexit borders to divide EU, UK citizensFrom January 1, Britons will be treated by the EU as "third country" nationals, no longer enjoying freedom of movement to work, study or re...
15 Nov, 2020, 11.54 PM IST