Blog – Page 279 – Indians at UK

Britain said Sunday it was sending life-saving medical equipment to India, including ventilators and oxygen concentrators, as the south Asian country reels from record numbers of daily Covid-19 infections and deaths. London will ship more than 600 pieces of equipment to New Delhi to support its fight against the virus, following a request from India...

Boris Johnson says looking to ‘help and support’ India as UK travel ban begins

05 May 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the UK was looking at ways to “help and support” India as it copes with a devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re looking at what we can do to help and support the people of India,” Johnson told reporters while on a visit to Derbyshire on...

Indian Air Force Airlifts 900 Oxygen Cylinders From UK Amid Acute Shortage

The first batch of 900 oxygen cylinders offered by the British Oxygen Company was airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to India on Monday. The British Oxygen Company has offered 5,000 oxygen cylinders to India to help the country in its fight against rapidly spreading second wave of COVID-19. In a tweet, the High...

Covaxin effective against Brazil, UK and Indian ‘double mutant’ COVID-19 strain: ICMR-NIV study

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine is found to be effective against the Brazil variant of the novel coronavirus, B.1.128.2, Indian ‘double mutant’ variant and the British strain. The study conducted by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV) claims that the two-dose regimen significantly boosted IgG antibody titer and neutralising efficacy...

Serum Institute of India to make £240 mn investments in UK, create 6,500 jobs

Serum’s investment will support clinical trials, research and development and possibly manufacturing of vaccines.It was also revealed that the Serum Institute of India (SII) has started phase one trials in the UK of a nasal vaccine against coronavirus. The Serum Institute of India will invest GBP 240 million in the UK to expand its vaccine...

UK PM announces new £1 bn trade deal with India

The package contains new Indian investments of more than £533 million that is expected to create more than 6,000 jobs in vital sectors such as health and technology. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced new UK-India trade and investment worth £1 billion, including an investment of £240 million by the Serum Institute of...

Indian virus variant being sent to UK to check for vaccine test

This particular variant, named B.1.617, first discovered in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in December last year, is the focus of global attention now, because of its possible role in triggering India’s second wave of infections. Following a request from the United Kingdom, samples of the double-mutant Indian variant of the coronavirus, suspected to be fuelling...

UK Carrier Strike Group ready to sail to India for military exercises

The UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is all set to sail to India, where it will conduct joint exercises with Indian military forces in the Indian Ocean later this year. The UK government said on Monday. The 3-billion pounds HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier – the largest ship...

Covid-19: Indian students in turmoil after India added to UK’s red travel ban list