Reuters Two more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London, in household contacts of the first patient, health officials say. The two individuals are now under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. All three patients were infected with the Clade 1b variant of the … Read more
Indian Air Force’s aerobatic team ‘Suryakiran’ fly behind, during rehearsals ahead of Aero India 2023 at Yelahanka Air Force base, in Bengaluru on February 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Aero India 2023 expected to see conclusion of 251 MoUs worth ₹75,000 crore The 14th edition of the biennial Aero India which will see … Read more
Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Lavrov have already met four times after the Ukraine conflict began in February. Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Lavrov have already met four times after the Ukraine conflict began in February. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on November 8, 2022 held talks in Moscow covering a … Read more
Most are in Europe, where it is rarely seen, although there have been more than 1,200 cases in recent months in West Africa, where it is always present. In the UK, all the cases are in England, apart from one in Scotland. No cases have been found in Wales or Northern Ireland. Source link
Officials urge the 485 people who are as identified contacts, but have not been screened, to act. Source link
Those not fully vaccinated will be asked to test at home as an alternative to mandatory isolation. Source link
If a trial is successful, close contacts of people with Covid may no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days. Source link
Mass testing in schools, using pregnancy-style lateral flow tests to detect the virus, had been due to start in January. Source link
Contacts of people with the virus will not need to quarantine if they test negative, the government says. Source link
Boris Johnson cannot give a figure for those who should have been traced after an IT error saw the coronavirus test figures for last week being under reported. The prime minister was asked about the 16,000 virus tests that were missing from official figures. He said “all the people” with a positive test result have … Read more