India says UK COVID-19 variant cases declining, local variant up in some states
India has seen fewer cases of infections by the coronavirus variant first spotted in Britain in recent weeks but more by a... Read More
India foreign minister self-isolating after Covid scare at UK’s in-person G-7 summit
India’s foreign minister on Wednesday said he had been made aware of positive Covid cases among the country’s delegation to the G-7... Read More
Double mutant infecting more than UK variant now
The government on Wednesday said the UK variant – known to have higher transmissibility and potential to cause severe Covid disease –... Read More
UK sends 1,000 more ventilators to India as doctors rally
The UK said Sunday it was sending an extra 1,000 oxygen ventilators to Covid-struck India. A group of doctors staged their own... Read More
UK sending ‘vital medical equipment’ to India to aid Covid fight
Britain said Sunday it was sending life-saving medical equipment to India, including ventilators and oxygen concentrators, as the south Asian country reels... Read More
Boris Johnson says looking to ‘help and support’ India as UK travel ban begins
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the UK was looking at ways to “help and support” India as it copes with... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
