Covid-19: UK to scrap tests for fully vaccinated travellers

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The move will be welcomed by the travel and tourism industry, one of the sectors most badly affected worldwide by coronavirus lockdown measures. Fully vaccinated travellers entering England will soon be exempt from any COVID test requirements, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Monday. Speaking to reporters during a visit to a hospital in … Read more

Two new oral drugs approved for the Covid treatment; details here

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The UK clearance to molnupiravir, and the results shown by Pfizer’s drug, has given hope that it would pave the way for more effective management of Covid-19 in all the countries (Photo: Reuters) The UK drug regulator has announced that it has given a heads up to first oral antiviral for covid-19 treatment on Thursday. … Read more

Covid-19: How UK’s new travel rules affect flyers from India

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From October 4, the UK will have only one list of countries — red. (File) The UK’s updated Covid-19 travel rules place Indians inoculated with Covishield in the ‘unvaccinated’ category. While the country has relaxed the regulations for those with two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, the same version being manufactured in India Serum Institute … Read more

Covid less severe in children, teenagers: UK study

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The findings, which are published on Friday in the ‘British Medical Journal’, also identify new symptoms of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) a rare condition thought to be linked to COVID-19. Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID-19 or die from the disease, according to a new UK study, … Read more

Indian-origin doctor in UK creates ’21-Day Immunity Plan’ to fight COVID-19

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Covid in the UK. (Reuters) A UK-based Indian-origin doctor, who has been championing an anti-obesity drive as a means to combat the severe effects of COVID-19, on Thursday released a new book that offers a simple, evidence-based plan to help improve health parameters. Dr Aseem Malhotra’s, “The 21-Day Immunity Plan: How to Rapidly Improve Your Metabolic … Read more