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Air India directs crew to remain isolated during domestic, international l
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Air India has directed its crew laying at all domestic and international stations to remain isolated in their allocated rooms for the complete duration of stay in view of the new strain of coronavirus.
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Ban on freight, travel will not impact COVID-19 vaccination: UK transport
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Monday that the ban on travel and freight from the country imposed by France and other European countries out of fear of a new strain of coronavirus identified in southeast England, would not affect its COVID-
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NY Governor calls for halting UK flights amid concerns over new COVID-19 s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI): New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday called for banning incoming flights from the United Kingdom in response to the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain in London and southern England.
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London Mayor urges UK govt to seek extension to Brexit transition period
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has urged the UK government to seek an extension to the Brexit transition period, which is due to expire on December 31, following the French government's decision to temporarily ban all travel from the UK as a new stra
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Sputnik V can be highly effective against new COVID-19 strain: Vaccine cod
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI): Sputnik V, the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, will be "highly effective" against the new strain of coronavirus found in Europe, said Kirill Dmitriev, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Russian Direct Investment Fund, the company which codeveloped the vaccin
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New Coronavirus strain could already be circulating in France: Health Mini
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A new, more contagious, coronavirus strain could already be circulating in France, although it has not showed up yet in genotype tests results, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Monday.
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Ashok Gehlot urges Centre to ban flights from UK amid new coronavirus stra
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 21 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday has urged the Centre to ban all flights from the UK and other European countries after the emergence of a new strain of novel coronavirus.
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German Health Ministry confirms suspension of Air Traffic with UK over new
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Berlin [Germany], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): German Healthcare Minister Jens Spahn confirmed on Sunday that Germany was suspending the UK-bound flights starting from midnight, and introducing restrictions for South African flights on Monday due to the mutated Covid-19 strain discovered in bo
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Several European countries ban travel from UK after emergence of new strai
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London [UK], December 20 (ANI): A growing number of countries on Sunday halted flights from the UK following the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19, which is said to spread faster than other versions of the virus.
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Italy to suspend flights to and from Britain following emergence of new st
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Rome [Italy], December 20 (ANI): Italy will suspend flights to and from Britain after the United Kingdom issued an alert over a new strain of coronavirus.
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Coronavirus cases outside China cross 7,000: WHO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 02 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed infections with the new strain of coronavirus outside China has reached 7,169, the World Health Organization said in a situation report on Sunday.
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Coronavirus cases in Italy pass 130 amid measures to contain epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 132 people in Italy have been infected with the new strain of coronavirus as of Sunday, with authorities in two worst-hit regions scrambling to contain the outbreak.
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