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Daily Covid Cases On The Decline In India, But Centre Remains Alert
Daily COVID-19 cases in India have been declining over the past few weeks - down from over 750 on December 22 to just 269 on Tuesday, and the number of active cases is now only 2,556, the government said Wednesday.
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New Covid Strain Classified As "Variant Of Interest" By WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest", but said it did not pose much threat to public health.
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Spreads Quickly In Air: Vietnam On Hybrid Of Variants Found In India, UK
Vietnam has discovered a new COVID-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the strains first found in India and Britain, health officials confirmed Saturday.
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BJP Attacks Congress Over 'Toolkit'; "Fake, Will File Case," It Responds
The BJP hit out at the Congress today over an alleged toolkit of the opposition party, saying it wants to tarnish the image of the country and PM Narendra Modi by calling the new strain of the coronavirus the "India strain" or the "Modi strain".
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New And More Potent Strain Of Coronavirus Detected In Sri Lanka: Immunologist
A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the island nation, according to a top immunologist in Colombo.
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Oxford Study Shows AstraZeneca Shot Works Against Brazil Strain: Report
Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday.
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UK Hunts Nationwide For Missing Person With Brazil Covid-19 Strain
Britain on Monday appealed for a person infected with a powerful Covid-19 strain from Brazil to come forward as experts fretted about its impact on new vaccines.
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South Africa Covid Strain In 4 Returnees, Brazil Variant In 1: Government
A few cases of the more infectious South African and Brazilian strains of the coronavirus have been detected in India and people flying in from those countries may be tested more aggressively, the government said today.
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No More Institutional Quarantine For UK Flyers Testing Covid -ve In Delhi
Passengers arriving from the UK will not be sent to mandatory institutional quarantine if they test negative for coronavirus, the Delhi government announced today.
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"Some Evidence" UK Coronavirus Strain More Deadly: Boris Johnson
The coronavirus strain that has swept Britain and beyond in recent months could be more deadly as well as more transmissible, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
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Pfizer Vaccine Likely To Protect Against UK Covid Variant: Study
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is likely to protect against a more infectious variant of the virus, which was discovered in Britain and has spread around the world, according to results of further lab tests released on Wednesday.
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UK Coronavirus Strain Detected In At Least 60 Countries: WHO
The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago.
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Russia Confirms First Case Of New UK Coronavirus Strain
Moscow on Sunday confirmed its first case of the new UK coronavirus strain, despite an earlier decision by officials to suspend flights from Britain to stop the mutation reaching Russia.
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Madhya Pradesh Reports First Case Of UK Coronavirus Strain
In the first such case in Madhya Pradesh, a 39-year-old man who returned to Indore from the UK last month has tested positive for the new coronavirus strain, senior officials said on Friday.
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Vaccine "Neutralises" Key Mutation In UK, South Africa Virus Strains: BioNTech
German company BioNTech said Friday a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against the key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa.
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Daily Covid Cases On The Decline In India, But Centre Remains Alert
Daily COVID-19 cases in India have been declining over the past few weeks - down from over 750 on December 22 to just 269 on Tuesday, and the number of active cases is now only 2,556, the government said Wednesday.
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New Covid Strain Classified As "Variant Of Interest" By WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest", but said it did not pose much threat to public health.
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Spreads Quickly In Air: Vietnam On Hybrid Of Variants Found In India, UK
Vietnam has discovered a new COVID-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the strains first found in India and Britain, health officials confirmed Saturday.
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BJP Attacks Congress Over 'Toolkit'; "Fake, Will File Case," It Responds
The BJP hit out at the Congress today over an alleged toolkit of the opposition party, saying it wants to tarnish the image of the country and PM Narendra Modi by calling the new strain of the coronavirus the "India strain" or the "Modi strain".
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New And More Potent Strain Of Coronavirus Detected In Sri Lanka: Immunologist
A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the island nation, according to a top immunologist in Colombo.
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Oxford Study Shows AstraZeneca Shot Works Against Brazil Strain: Report
Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca PLC is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, variant, a source with knowledge of the study told Reuters on Friday.
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UK Hunts Nationwide For Missing Person With Brazil Covid-19 Strain
Britain on Monday appealed for a person infected with a powerful Covid-19 strain from Brazil to come forward as experts fretted about its impact on new vaccines.
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South Africa Covid Strain In 4 Returnees, Brazil Variant In 1: Government
A few cases of the more infectious South African and Brazilian strains of the coronavirus have been detected in India and people flying in from those countries may be tested more aggressively, the government said today.
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No More Institutional Quarantine For UK Flyers Testing Covid -ve In Delhi
Passengers arriving from the UK will not be sent to mandatory institutional quarantine if they test negative for coronavirus, the Delhi government announced today.
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"Some Evidence" UK Coronavirus Strain More Deadly: Boris Johnson
The coronavirus strain that has swept Britain and beyond in recent months could be more deadly as well as more transmissible, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
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Pfizer Vaccine Likely To Protect Against UK Covid Variant: Study
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is likely to protect against a more infectious variant of the virus, which was discovered in Britain and has spread around the world, according to results of further lab tests released on Wednesday.
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UK Coronavirus Strain Detected In At Least 60 Countries: WHO
The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago.
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Russia Confirms First Case Of New UK Coronavirus Strain
Moscow on Sunday confirmed its first case of the new UK coronavirus strain, despite an earlier decision by officials to suspend flights from Britain to stop the mutation reaching Russia.
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Madhya Pradesh Reports First Case Of UK Coronavirus Strain
In the first such case in Madhya Pradesh, a 39-year-old man who returned to Indore from the UK last month has tested positive for the new coronavirus strain, senior officials said on Friday.
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Vaccine "Neutralises" Key Mutation In UK, South Africa Virus Strains: BioNTech
German company BioNTech said Friday a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against the key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa.
