Govt rejects SII plea to export 50 lakh doses of Covishield to UK
Despite the international pressure and several rounds of negotiations by Serum Institute of India (SII), the government has turned down the request... Read More
Indian coronavirus variant in the UK seems to be more transmissible
A form of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, which is now spreading in the UK, appears to be passed on... Read More
Indian variant got to be monitored, says Boris Johnson as UK lockdown eases
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday laid out the next stage in his COVID-19 pandemic lockdown easing roadmap, with indoor gatherings... Read More
India, UK variants equally transmissible, finds study
Public Health England, the executive agency of the UK department of health, has equated the novel coronavirus sub-lineage, B.1.617.2 of Indian variant... Read More
Britain reopens travel from May 17 to limited destinations
Portugal, Israel, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore all made the green list for travel in a system that will be reviewed every... Read More
Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says
The new coronavirus will no longer be circulating in Britain by August, the government’s departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the... Read More
UK health authorities elevate version of Indian COVID-19 variant as concerning
Health authorities in England on Friday elevated one subtype of the so-called Indian variant from under investigation to a Variant of Concern... Read More
World’s largest cargo plane leaves UK with 3 oxygen units for India
The world’s largest cargo plane left Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday, carrying three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators as part... Read More
UK labels ‘more transmissible’ Indian strain ‘variant of concern
LONDON: A sub-type of the Indian variant of Covid-19 found in the UK – B.1.617.2 – has been reclassified from “variant under... Read More
