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New Covid-19 strain: RT-PCR test compulsory for air travellers both in UK,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): With flights resuming operation from the United Kingdom amid the scare of the new Covid-19 strain, passengers will have to undergo an RT-PCR test both in the UK before boarding their flight and after arriving in India.
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New UK COVID-19 strain detected in 22 European nations
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK-linked coronavirus variant, which is much more transmissible than the original one, has been detected in 22 European countries, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said on Thursday.
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A total of 71 persons detected with new UK mutant strain in India
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The total number of people infected with the UK strain of the Coronavirus in India now stands at 71, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday.
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Ashok Gehlot cautions Centre against resuming flights from UK
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 5 (ANI): Amid the emergence of cases of new COVID-19 strain from the United Kingdom in India, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday urged the central government to reconsider its decision to resume flights from the UK.
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New Covid-19 strain could have entered India prior to December, says AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): With India confirming at least 20 cases of the new UK strain of Covid-19, All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that it is a possibility that the new mutation could have been present in the country even in
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India logs over 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 95.99
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): As many as 20,549 new coronavirus cases were reported in India, taking the total caseload in the country to 1,02,44,853 on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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7 UK returnees test positive for new COVID-19 strain in Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 30 (ANI): Seven people in Karnataka have contracted the new variant of coronavirus, informed Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday.
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New COVID-19 strain: India extends ban on UK flights till Jan 7
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to and from the United Kingdom till 7 January 2021, informed Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.
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West Bengal reports first case of new COVID-19 strain
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 30 (ANI): West Bengal has reported its first case of a mutant coronavirus strain that surfaced in the United Kingdom, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
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No evidence of expansion of UK COVID-19 strain in Andhra, says official
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): There is no evidence of expansion of the United Kingdom coronavirus strain in Andhra Pradesh, Katamneni Bhaskar, state health and family welfare department commissioner, has said.
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Australia registers first case of new COVID-19 strain that emerged in Sout
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Queensland [Australia], December 29 (Sputnik/ANI): Australia has registered its first case of a new coronavirus strain, known as 501.V2 variant and linked to South Africa, in the northwestern state of Queensland, regional Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said on Tuesday.
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First confirmed cases of UK COVID-19 strain detected in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday reported its first confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant found in the UK after it identified the strain in three samples taken from passengers who had returned from Britain.
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