Coronavirus Live Updates: At 44,658, India reports over 40K Covid-19 cases again; Kerala top contributor with 30,007 new infections

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A man looks out from a coronavirus disease ward in the Government Medical College Hospital in Manjeri, in Kerala’s Malappuram district. (Reuters photo) Coronavirus Case and Fatality Rate in India, Coronavirus Third Wave Live Updates: India reported a slight decline in daily caseload in the last 24 hours. The morning update by the Union Health … Read more

Covid surge in Maharashtra and Kerala: Rise not due to UK or SA strains, says govt

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With the government saying the UK and South African mutations are not responsible for the surge in Maharashtra and the high absolute numbers in Kerala, the focus is back on the failure to observe Covid-appropriate behaviour. While 187 cases of the UK strain, six of the South African (SA) and one of the Brazilian one … Read more

After UK strain upheaval, scientists worried over Covid strain found in S Africa and efficacy of vaccines

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The fear of the new strain of Coronavirus is raising the alarm bells in all the parts of the world including in countries which have already started the vaccination. Even as the Coronavirus vaccination has started in different countries around the world, the doubt over the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines on the new strain of … Read more

UK’s New Covid strain: International passengers tested positive in last 15 days to undergo genome sequencing

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All international flights between India and the United Kingdom have been banned till December 31 in the country. (Credit: The Indian Express) All international passengers who have landed in the country in the last fortnight will be subjected to genome sequencing if they are symptomatic of Coronavirus and test positive. The Union Health Ministry in … Read more

New Strain of Coronavirus: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri signals extension of temporary suspension on India-UK flights

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In a decision taken on December 22, the government had banned the international flights between the UK and India till December 31. Travellers take note, extension of temporary suspension on India-UK flights likely! Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the suspension of international flights between India and the United Kingdom … Read more

Study treatment of new strain of Covid-19, Maharashtra govt asks officials; Imposes 14 day quarantine for these passengers; details

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Thackeray also asked officials to impose fine on people who were flouting the physical distancing guidelines and not wearing masks. In the wake of the new strain of Coronavirus found in the :United Kingdom, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has instructed the Covid-19 task force in the state to study the treatment method for the … Read more

How dangerous is the new Covid-19 strain found in the UK? Countries including India impose flight ban; details

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However, PHE did concede that the new strain is transmitting more easily than the previous strains of Covid-19. Even as the Indian government as a matter of caution has suspended the international flights coming from the United Kingdom, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said that emergence of a new variant mutation … Read more