UK to offer AstraZeneca vaccine's alternative to people below 30 yrs over concerns of blood clots
Apr 08, 2021, at 04:27 am
London/IBNS: Amidst concerns over rare blood clot disorders resulting in deaths of people following inoculation, a government committee in the UK has said that those below 30 years of age should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.
UK records 30 thrombosis cases after vaccination with AstraZeneca drug: Medicines Agency
Apr 02, 2021, at 01:52 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom has registered 30 cases of blood clots following the vaccination with the AstraZeneca drug, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said.
UK coronavirus variant could be more lethal: Study
Mar 11, 2021, at 06:39 am
London/Sputnik: A variant of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that was first identified in southeast England in September is not only highly contagious but also seems to be more lethal than other COVID-19 strains circulating in the UK, new research published on Wednesday has found.
UK coronavirus variant could be more lethal: Study
Mar 11, 2021, at 12:47 am
London/Sputnik: A variant of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that was first identified in southeast England in September is not only highly contagious but also seems to be more lethal than other COVID-19 strains circulating in the UK, new research published on Wednesday has found.
Kent coronavirus variant might ‘sweep world’, warns UK scientist
Feb 12, 2021, at 02:44 pm
London/UNI: The head of the United Kingdom's genetic surveillance programme Sharon Peacock warned on Thursday that the coronavirus variant which was first recorded in southeast England is likely to “sweep the world” and become the most dominant global strain, as concerns grow over several emerging mutations of the virus.
Thousands of vulnerable people left unshielded against COVID-19 in UK
Feb 11, 2021, at 07:40 am
London/Sputnik: Around 375,000 vulnerable people could not be told to shield themselves for 12 weeks and not go out for shopping, travel or leisure at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic because the shielded patient list was outdated and lacked sufficient details of people´s medical conditions, the National Audit Office said in a report released on Wednesday.
UK vaccine Minister says not planning vaccine passports
Feb 08, 2021, at 05:10 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom does not plan to introduce vaccine passports that would potentially allow people to travel, a minister in charge of COVID-19 vaccine deployment said Sunday.
More people die from COVID-19 in UK now than during 1st wave: Reports
Feb 03, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The current death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom has outnumbered the death toll recorded last spring and summer, Sky News reported, citing its own analysis of figures provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
South Korea detects first case of Brazilian strain of Coronavirus: KCDC
Jan 19, 2021, at 01:06 am
Seoul/Sputnik: South Korea has confirmed its first case of the new strain of coronavirus that was originally discovered in Brazil, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Monday.
UK records over 1000 Covid deaths in single day, highest ever since April
Jan 07, 2021, at 05:27 am
London/IBNS: Britain on Wednesday recorded 1,041 new fatalities from the coronavirus.
New Coronavirus strain: 13 more infected in India, tally jumps to 71
Jan 06, 2021, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: With 13 more people testing positive for the new variant of Novel Coronavirus, the total number of such cases in the country rose to 71, the Union Health Ministry said here on Wednesday.
Twenty more in India infected with new Coronavirus strain
Jan 05, 2021, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 20 more people tested positive for the new UK variant of Novel Coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases to 58, the Union Health Ministry said here on Tuesday.
UK registers almost 55,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Government
Jan 04, 2021, at 04:38 am
London/Sputnik: The United Kingdom registered 54,990 COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, a drop from 57,725 the day before, according to government figures.
India reports 5 new UK Coronavirus strain, tally increases to 25
Dec 31, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: With five more people detected with the new Coronavirus strain, which was first found in Britain, the total number of such cases in India rose to 25, the Union Health Ministry update said on Thursday.
UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
Dec 30, 2020, at 09:51 pm
London/UNI: The United Kingdom on Wednesday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, becoming the first country in the world to authorize the vaccine against the highly contagious virus.
West Bengal on high alert after first case of new UK coronavirus strain reported in Kolkata
Dec 30, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal health department has put its machineries on high alert after the first case of the new UK strain of Coronavirus, which is reportedly 70 per cent more contagious than the existing one, was confirmed in Kolkata, sources said.
Dec 30, 2020, at 03:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India will be conducting genome sequencing on all international passengers who were symptomatic and tested positive for coronavirus in the last 14 days from Dec 9 to 22, the Centre said after six people tested positive for the UK mutant strain of the virus on Tuesday.
New coronavirus mutant strain case detected in Andhra Pradesh
Dec 30, 2020, at 01:25 am
Vijayawada/UNI: The new coronavirus mutant strain case was detected in Andhra Pradesh's Rajamahendravaram.
Centre extends guidelines for surveillance against Covid-19 over UK virus strain
Dec 29, 2020, at 03:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday extended the earlier guidelines for surveillance, which will remain in force upto Jan 31, in the view of the spread of the new strain of coronavirus in the UK.
UK testing new drug to prevent COVID-19 development after Coronavirus contraction: Reports
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK scientists are testing a new drug to prevent people, who have been exposed to the coronavirus, from falling ill with COVID-19, media reported.
Fight against COVID-19: More than 600,000 UK citizens received 1st dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Dec 25, 2020, at 06:00 pm
London/UNI: More than 600,000 people have received the Pfizer vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the UK's Department of Health said on Thursday night.
New more infectious coronavirus strain from South Africa detected in UK: British health secy
Dec 24, 2020, at 05:03 am
London/IBNS: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday that a new, more infectious variant of coronavirus has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa.
22 people arriving from UK test positive for coronavirus, samples sent for advanced test
Dec 24, 2020, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid an alarm over the new strain of coronavirus first detected and rapidly spreading in Britain, 22 people who returned from the United Kingdom in the last few days tested positive for Covid-19.
New strain of COVID-19 likely already in US, undetected: Health Agency
Dec 23, 2020, at 06:12 am
Washington/Sputnik: The newly identified mutant strain of COVID-19 discovered in the United Kingdom has not yet been detected in the United States but could already be present in the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday.
New strain of coronavirus found in UK not detected in India so far: Centre
Dec 23, 2020, at 02:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The new strain of Coronavirus, which is 70 pct more infectious and was first detected in the United Kingdom in September, has not been seen in India so far, the central government said on Tuesday.
Amid new coronavirus strain scare, two passengers from UK test Covid-19 positive in Kolkata
Dec 22, 2020, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai/Bengaluru/IBNS: Days after the United Kingdom (UK) officially announced the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus, which is reportedly 70 per cent more contagious than the existing one, five flyers from the UK in Delhi, two in Kolkata, and one each in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have tested positive for Covid-19.
Panama bans entry of people who recently stayed or transited through UK, South Africa
Dec 22, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: Panama is temporarily prohibiting people who have recently been to the United Kingdom or South Africa from entering the country, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
New COVID-19 variants under the microscope as travel bans mount over UK mutation
Dec 22, 2020, at 04:13 pm
New York: The UN health agency chief said on Monday that scientists have been working to understand new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Australia confirms two cases of new coronavirus strain that has hit UK
Dec 22, 2020, at 03:41 am
Sydney/IBNS: Amid the commencement of vaccination programme against Covid-19 virus across several countries, Australia on Monday confirmed that it has detected two cases of a new strain of coronavirus, that is fast spreading and has forced the British authorities to reverse plans of relaxing the curbs during the Christmas, from where the first confirmed infection of the strain was reported.
'Govt alert, no reason to panic': Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on UK Coronavirus strain
Dec 21, 2020, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardh on Monday said the government was fully alert over the fresh Covid-19 strain in the United Kingdom, urging people not to panic.