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UK variant of coronavirus strain detected in 86 countries: WHO
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday (local time) announced that coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom on September 20, has been reported in 86 countries.
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France begins distributing AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid UK varia
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Paris [France], February 7 (ANI): France began distributing the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet warned the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 -- first identified in the UK - could be dominant in the country by March.
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England tests door-to-door in hunt for new COVID-19 variant
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
London [UK], February 3 (ANI): Door-to-door coronavirus testing is being rolled out in parts of England in an attempt to stem the outbreak of a more contagious variant discovered in South Africa.
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Covaxin effective on UK virus strain of COVID-19: ICMR
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], 27 January (ANI): An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study on Covaxin shows a comparable neutralization activity of the vaccinated individuals against UK-variant strain.
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Nepal reports 3 cases of coronavirus' UK variant
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 18 (ANI): Nepal has confirmed three cases of a new coronavirus strain, which was detected in the UK late last year, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday.
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Uttarakhand confirms first case of UK COVID-19 variant
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 15 (ANI): Uttarakhand has reported the first positive case of the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 from Dehradun district.
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Three test positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus in Rajas
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Sriganganagar (Rajasthan) [India], January 5 (ANI): A total of three persons have tested positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district, an official said on Monday.
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38 people in India test positive for UK variant of COVID-19
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): A total of 38 samples have been found to be positive with the new UK variant genome of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, confirmed the Health Ministry on Monday.
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India successfully cultures UK-variant of Sars-CoV-2: ICMR
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): India has successfully isolated and cultured the UK-variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday.
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No evidence that vaccines will not work against new COVID-19 varia
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccines will work against new variants of the virus detected in the UK and South Africa and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against these coronavirus variants, Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advis
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6 UK returnees found positive for new coronavirus variant in India
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Six UK returnees have been found positive for the new UK variant coronavirus genome in India. The Union Health Minister stated that samples of three UK returnees have been tested and found positive for new UK strain in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, two in Centr
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Uttarakhand health department asks CMOs to trace UK returnees for
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand health department has written to all the 13 Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of the state regarding containment of UK variant of coronavirus and asked them to trace the foreign returnees and monitor their health for 28 days.
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