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
UK updates, Covishield okay, not jab certificate; govt says not told reason
Indian travellers will continue to be treated as “unvaccinated” and will still have to take a pre-departure RT-PCR test, further RT-PCR tests... Read More
UK study: Delta+ responds to jabs available in India
The vaccines currently available in India have been found to work against the Delta-plus Covid variant, says a UK public health body... 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 Works Against UK Strain, Variant Found in India: Bharat Biotech
Bharat Biotech has said its vaccine Covaxin is effective against the aggressively virulent B.1.167 strain of Covid detected in India and the... Read More
Indian team to leave for UK on June 2, players will have families for company on marathon tour
Indian cricketers will complete an eight-day hard quarantine period in Mumbai before leaving on June 2 for a marathon tour of United... Read More
Adar Poonawalla Says Will Return From UK “In Few Days”, Vaccine On Track
Serum Institute of India’s Covishield – developed in partnership with the Oxford University and British-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca – is one of... 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
