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$Britains Health Secretary Matt Hancock attends a remote press conference to update the nation on the status of the Covid-19 pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 23, 2020. - Britain on Wednesday introduced restrictions on travel from South Africa over the spread of another new variant of coronavirus, UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said. \Were placing immediate restrictions on travel from South Africa,\ Hancock said, adding that two cases of the \highly concerning\ new virus strain had been discovered in Britain. (AFP)$ World

UK quarantines travelers from South Africa as one more Covid variant...

Hancock said the new variant has mutated further' than the one that recently prompted the British government to tighten...

23 Dec 2020 10:26 PM IST

In this file photo taken on September 13, 2021 an elerly patient receives the 3rd dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South...

The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far

26 Nov 2021 12:51 PM IST

In this file photo taken, morning commuters wearing face masks, amidst concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, ride past in Hanoi. (Photo: AFP)

Vietnam detects new Indian-UK Covid-19 variant said to be 'very...

The Southeast Asian country had previously detected seven virus variants

30 May 2021 10:25 AM IST

The storm of infection, as distinct from the waves in the past, comes quickly, runs through a community community and drops off equally fast. (Representational Image/ PTI)

K.C. Singh | Global friction, Omicron: Challenges for govt rising

According to several experts, being exposed to Omicron builds up antibodies that counter the Delta or other past strains

4 Jan 2022 3:22 AM IST