Tag: Covid
Joe Biden, Wife To Receive Covid-19 Vaccine On Monday
US President-elect Joe Biden and wife Jill will be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus publicly on Monday, his transition team announced. ....
Russia Records 28,209 New Covid-19 Cases
Russia confirmed 28,209 coronavirus cases over the past day, taking the total number of infections to 2,819,429, the country's official Covid-19 monitoring and response center said Saturday. ....
PM Boris Johnson Announces New Restrictions To Combat Covid-19 Surge In England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced new stricter coronavirus restrictions for London and parts of England to combat an alarming surge in infections linked to a new virulent strain.....
Inactivated Vaccines Are Safest With Lesser Adverse Reactions: Bharat Biotech
Bharat Biotech has claimed that amongst all the vaccine platforms such as an mRNA-based vaccine, DNA-based vaccine, vector-based vaccine, or live attenuated vaccines, etc., the inactivated vaccines being developed by it for Covid 19 are safest, and hence, the adverse reactions are lesser. ....
Several EU Countries Ban Flights From UK Over New Covid Strain
Several European countries have barred passenger flights from the UK in the wake of the discovery of a new fast-moving strain of novel coronavirus in the country. ....
London Could Be Under Lockdown For Months: UK Health Secretary
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that London could be under a lockdown for months, as it will be "very difficult" to keep a highly infectious mutant strain of the novel coronavirus under control until vaccinations are rolled out. ....
Entire South Africa Squad Tests Negative For Covid-19 Ahead Of Sri Lanka Tests
All members of the South Africa Test squad have tested negative for coronavirus ahead of the two-match series against Sri Lanka slated to begin on Boxing Day, Cricket South Africa has announced. ....
PM Boris Johnson To Chair Emergency Meeting Amid International Flight Bans To UK
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency meeting on Monday to review the situation after several countries across the world have either suspended or temporarily halted flights to and fro from Britain following the discovery of a highly infectious new mutant Covid-19 strain. ....
Concerns Over Infecting Others Boosts Acceptance Of Covid Vaccine
Turning common perception upside down, researchers have found that concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people's willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas rather than dense urban ones. ....
5 Countries Ban Flights From South Africa Over New Covid Variant
At least five countries have suspended flights from South Africa after a coronavirus variant was recently discovered in the country.....
