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More COVID cases should be tested for genome sequencing, says virologist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): With the cases of the new variant of the strain of coronavirus having gone up to 25 in India, a Delhi-based virologist has suggested that there should be more genome sequencing of positive cases.
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Taiwan confirms second coronavirus variant case
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan has confirmed the second case infected with a new variant of the coronavirus, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency.
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7 UK returnees test positive for new COVID-19 strain in Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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Khawaja Asif's arrest in assets beyond means case a joke, says ex-Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 30 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday lashed out at the Imran Khan government over the arrest of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, in connection with assets beyond means case.
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No evidence that vaccines will not work against new COVID-19 variants: Cen
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines will work against new variants of the virus detected in the UK and South Africa and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against these coronavirus variants, Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advis
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Union Aviation Minister says 'foresee short extension' of temporary suspen
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that he foresees a "short extension" of the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom to contain the spread of the new variant of coronavirus that was first detected in that country.
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Ontario confirms first two cases of UK coronavirus variant in Canada
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], December 27 (ANI): The first two cases of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in the United Kingdom have been confirmed in Canada.
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Guidelines to prevent, contain spread of mutant variant of coronavirus soo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 26 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday said that the state Health Department will discuss matters concerned with prevention and containment of new variant of coronavirus and come up with the guidelines regarding the same.
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New COVID-19 strain: Odisha to keep surveillance on UK returnees
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 25 (ANI): In view of the threat posed by the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, the Odisha government on Thursday asked district administrations in the state to keep active surveillance on who returned from United Kingdom (UK) in the last 14 da
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Karnataka govt issues SOPs for night curfew; train, air services permitted
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 24 (ANI): ln the light of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the United Kingdom, the Karnataka Police on Thursday issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the night curfew that has been imposed in the state between 11 pm and 5 am,
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Separate isolation unit for UK returnee COVID patients at Delhi's Lok Naya
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): In view of the threat posed by the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, the Delhi government on Thursday asked Lok Nayak Hospital to set up a separate isolation unit for passenger who travelled between the UK and India in the past 4 weeks and t
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UK bans entries from South Africa after new COVID-19 strain different to U
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Thursday has banned the entry of passengers travelling from South Africa after a second new variant of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, allegedly originating from South Africa was found in the country, said the Department of Transport.
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