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Britain cracks down on travel to stop virus spread
Reuters |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2021 09:20 PM IST
- Travellers arriving in Britain from high-risk Covid-19 countries will have to quarantine for 10 days in government-provided accommodation, while those wishing to leave will need to explain why in a process checked before departure, interior minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday.
UK Covid variant sufferers cough more, but sense of smell less affected - survey
Reuters |
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2021 05:38 PM IST
- The variant, identified in southeast England in December, is thought to be more transmissible, and could also be associated with higher mortality, though data suggesting increased death rates are uncertain and not yet strong.
Vaccines may work less well on Covid-19 variants, UK's heath minister warns
Bloomberg |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 03:46 PM IST
Hancock’s warning came as the UK reported it had vaccinated more than 5 million people, including three-quarters of over 80s. Hancock said the government is conducting a vaccine trial on the South African variant to study its response to the inoculation.
4 more test positive of Covid-19 UK strain in India, tally reaches 29
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 05:17 PM IST
Among these 29 cases, eight have been detected in NCDC, New Delhi, two in IGIB New Delhi, five in NIV Pune, three in CCMB Hyderabad, 10 in NIMHANS Bengaluru and one in NIBMG Kalyani, the ministry said.
Possible that Covid-19 UK strain entered India before, says AIIMS director
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 11:25 PM IST
Though the new strain has entered India, it has not affected India’s number of cases so far, Randeep Guleria said.