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5 people with recent travel history to Britain quarantined in Karnataka

After the new strain of coronavirus found in the UK, people with recent travel history to the United Kingdom are now quarantined and COVID-19 test results are awaited

Coronavirus pandemic reaches Antarctica, last untouched continent

Chilean authorities announced that 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus

Karnataka coronavirus update: 1,141 new Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths recorded

A total of 1,141 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, according to the state's Department of Health and Family Welfare

Assam coronavirus update: 75 new cases take Covid-19 tally to 215,585

With 75 new cases reported on Tuesday, the tally for coronavirus cases in Assam reached 2,15,585, according to the State Health Department

Rajnath hails medical fraternity as real superheroes in fight against Covid

Lauding the medical fraternity in their fight against coronavirus situation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the country will always remain grateful to these "real superheroes"

Karnataka quarantines 5 with recent UK travel history amid new strain fear

After the new strain of coronavirus found in the UK, people with recent travel history to the United Kingdom are now quarantined and Covid-19 test results are awaited

USA coronavirus update: President-elect Biden promises more relief efforts

Joe Biden says the coronavirus relief package passed by Congress is "just the first step" and a "down payment" in addressing multiple crises facing America

Jharkhand coronavirus update: 209 new cases detected, active tally at 1,635

As many as 209 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported in Jharkhand on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department

Covid-19 mutations detected in Russia not linked to new strain in Britain

A total of 1,424 Covid-19 mutations have been detected in Russia, but none of them are linked to the highly infectious new strain recently reported in Britain

New Year parties, travel plans fizzle out as Maharashtra tightens curbs

Miffed Hotels, restaurants stare at huge losses on account of advance planning for events that they now have to shelve

New mutation not affecting severity of coronavirus: Niti Aayog's V K Paul

Strain not found in India yet, need to be vigilant

Six passengers on London-Delhi flight test positive for Covid-19

The flight landed around 11.30 pm on Monday

'It's nightmarish': Uphill task as Bharat Biotech gears for vaccine rollout

Bharat has already produced about 10 million doses of its Covaxin shot, ahead of an anticipated roll out by the middle of next year

Bharat Biotech halfway through in one of country's largest phase-3 trials

Pfizer yet to submit data to regulator while Serum Institute has provided all additional information for emergency use authorisation

India likely to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by next week: Sources

This could be the first country to give the regulatory green light for the British drugmaker's vaccine as the British medicine regulator continues to examine data from the trials

Police issues night curfew orders for 15 days in Pune from tonight

Curfew will be in force from December 22, 2020 to January 5, 2021

30% of urban seniors fear contracting coronavirus, shows survey

29 per cent seem impacted by social isolation due to lockdown curbs, 20 per cent not overly worried about getting infected; low insurance penetration among the elderly

Coronavirus LIVE: Covid-19 positive cases go past 1.9 mn in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,902,458, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 910,241, Andhra Pradesh 878,937, Tamil Nadu 809,014, and Kerala 709,000

Covid-19: English soccer might need 'circuit breaker,' says club doctor

English soccer would benefit from being briefly suspended as more clubs are hit by COVID-19 outbreaks, including the new variant strain, a team's medical staff member said on Tuesday.

New Covid strain will not jeopardise England tour of Sri Lanka, says SLC

The new strain that has hit the United Kingdom will not jeopardise England's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka even though the development is a cause of concern, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday