Charles previously tested positive for the virus in March 2020 when he said he had been “lucky” to have suffered only mild symptoms. Camilla, the wife of British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, has tested positive for coronavirus. “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating,” Clarence House said in … Read more
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
A small clip-like device that calculates the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, pulse oximeters can be attached to the fingertip, toes, or earlobe. (Representative image) On Sunday, the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care announced an independent review to find any potential bias in medical items such as pulse oximeters and their impact … Read more
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
The new two-tiered system could remain in place till the year-end. (File) The United Kingdom on Friday eased travel restrictions for people arriving in the country. The relaxations would help vaccinated people coming to and from England, and could particularly benefit Indians. Traffic light system scrappedThe UK will scrap the red, green, and amber countries … Read more
London: UK government scientific advisers say the COVID-19 variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70 per cent more deadly than previous variants, underscoring concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of the disease. The findings from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, published Friday on the government’s … Read more