India excludes China, Hong Kong, Macau, UK, and Canada from availing e-Tourist Visa
Taking actions on similar lines regarding lack of mutual travel recognition, India has now excluded Hong Kong, China, and Macau citizens from availing e-Tourist Visa facilities... Read More
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 80% effective against B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19: UK govt study
The Oxford/AstraZeneca two-dose vaccine is also being produced by the Serum Institute of India as Covishield and being administered among the adult... Read More
‘Indian Strain’ of COVID-19 Found In UK, US & 15 Other Countries, Says WHO Report
The B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 or the ‘Indian strain’, feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India, has... Read More
UK cites variant of Indian origin as reason for decreasing gap between vaccine doses
The interval between the doses have been reduced from 12 weeks to 8 weeks. In contrast, India has increased the gap between... 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
‘Covaxin, Covishield both work against Covid’s UK strain’
Both Covaxin and Covishield — the two vaccines against Covid in use in India — are effective against the UK variant, which... Read More
