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New COVID-19 strain: India temporarily suspends Vande Bharat flights from
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): India has temporarily suspended its Vande Bharat flights from the United Kingdom due to the emergence of new strain of coronavirus, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.
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France dispatches firefighters with COVID-19 test kits to UK border amid b
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): France has deployed 26 firefighters with thousands of COVID-19 test kits to the port of Dover, a major transit hub between France and the UK, to help accelerate the passage for trucks blocked in the area due to fresh restrictions caused by the new coro
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Japan puts temporary ban on arrival of foreign nationals over new coronavi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 23 (ANI): In view of the threat posed by the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, Japan on Wednesday has decided to tighten entry restrictions on travellers from the United Kingdom.
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Pfizer, Moderna testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus strain
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): Pfizer and Moderna are testing their coronavirus vaccines to see if they work against the new mutated version of the virus that's recently been found in the United Kingdom and other countries, CNN reported.
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UK Royal Mail deliveries affected by travel bans resulting from new virus
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the new strain of the coronavirus.
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Ashok Gehlot urges Centre to ban flights from UK amid new coronavirus stra
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
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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Spain calls for common EU response to mutated UK coronavirus strain amid b
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Spanish government has called on the European Union to agree on a common strategy of response to the mutation of SARS-CoV-2, the discovery of which in the United Kingdom prompted many EU countries to shut their borders with the former fellow mem
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UK coronavirus cases top 2,000,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of coronavirus cases in Britain has surpassed 2,000,000 as another 27,052 new cases were confirmed, according to official figures released Saturday.
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UK reports highest weekly coronavirus deaths since May 15 with 3,040 fatal
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London [UK], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has recorded the highest number of weekly coronavirus deaths since May 15 with 3,040 fatalities in a week, figures from the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Tuesday.
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First COVID-19 vaccinations begin in UK, says Boris Johnson
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London [UK], December 8 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced that the first vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the country.
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UK records another 15,539 coronavirus cases, 397 deaths
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London [UK], December 5 (ANI): Another 15,539 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,705,971, according to the official figures released Saturday.
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UK announces financial assistance to people "severely disabled" due to COV
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 4 (ANI): With the United Kingdom giving a thumbs up to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the masses, the government on Thursday (local time) said that if someone is "severely disabled as a result of taking a COVID-19 vaccine, they can access financial assistance thro
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