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
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
50 lakh Covishield doses meant for export to UK to be used in India for vaccinating 18-plus
Fifty lakh doses of ‘Covishield’ vaccine earmarked by the Serum Institute for export to the United Kingdom have now been made available... Read More
World’s Largest Cargo Plane Leaves For India With 3 Oxygen Plants From UK
Each of the three oxygen generation units – the size of 40 foot freight containers – produces 500 litres of oxygen per... Read More
Covid: Concern increases over India variant in UK
Public health experts have recommended one version of the Indian coronavirus variant be made a “variant of concern” in the UK, the... Read More
British scientists warn over Indian coronavirus variant
British officials could declare one of the new coronavirus strains first found in India a “variant of concern”, the BBC said on... Read More
UK and India step closer to trade deal, agreeing investment and migration pacts
Britain and India announced 1 billion pounds ($1.39 billion) of private-sector investment. They committed to seek a free trade deal as Prime... Read More
