Covid update: New mutant virus in South Africa after UK; India-Russia vaccine
Updated on Dec 22, 2020 01:05 AM IST
From India banning all flights to and from the United Kingdom over the discovery of a new virus strain, to another variant being found in South Africa - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. South Africa said that it found a new strain of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus dominant in cases during the second surge of infection. Russia said that it is working with India to produce its Sputnik V vaccine in Indian facilities to be used in the two countries, as well as others. In international news, Denmark will exhume and incinerate around 40 lakh mink after a hurried culling operation. Watch the full video for the other updates on the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.