Maryland [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus vaccine developed by the US company Novavax has demonstrated 89.3 per cent efficacy during the phase 3 trials conducted in the United Kingdom, the company said in a statement.
London [UK], January 27 (ANI): As the United Kingdom on Tuesday crossed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson extended condolences to the kin of victims and said it was hard to "compute the sorrow contained in the grim statistic".
Brasilia [Brazil], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil on Tuesday extended the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom and introduced a fresh ban on arrivals from South Africa.
Hong Kong, January 26 (ANI): People who have fled Hong Kong to the United Kingdom, following the imposition of the draconian National Security Law by Beijing, said that is suffocating to live in the city.
New York [US], January 26 (ANI): US biotechnology firm Moderna announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated a 'neutralising impact' on coronavirus variants first found in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): India and the United Kingdom strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasised the need for "strengthening international cooperation to combat the global menace of terrorism comprehensively including cross border terrorism
London [UK], January 23 (ANI): Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya has appealed to the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for "another route" to remain in the United Kingdom.
London [UK], January 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's decision to re-join the Paris Agreement has been welcomed worldwide including by the United Kingdom, France and Japan.
London [UK], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll rose by 1,610 on Tuesday, the largest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic, the UK Department for Health and Social Care said.
Tokyo [Japan], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Shizuoka prefecture in Japan is to declare a high alert mode over the spread of the UK strain of the coronavirus, which was recently found in people with no record of traveling to the United Kingdom, the NHK public broadcaster reported on Tuesday
London [UK], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 4 million people in the United Kingdom have received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Public Health England said on Monday.
Singapore, January 17 (ANI): Following a surge in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of a new strain in the United Kingdom, Singapore has tightened its border restrictions taking effect from January 25, The Strait Times reported citing Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday.