New Coronavirus Strain
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India reports 20 new cases of UK coronavirus strain | Watch 'Top 9' for more news
News | Dec 31, 2020, 10:01 AM ISTWith 14 more cases in India, the authorities said today morning that 20 patients have been infected with the mutant strain, which was first reported in the United Kingdom.
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Bengal reports first case of new COVID strain as son of senior official tests positive
India | Dec 30, 2020, 01:46 PM ISTThe patient, son of a senior official of the state Health Department, tested positive for the Variant of Concern 202012/01 (VOC-202012/01) mutant coronavirus strain after returning from London 10 days ago.
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1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
World | Dec 30, 2020, 08:01 AM ISTScientists in the U.K. believe the variant is more contagious than previously identified strains. The vaccines being given now are thought to be effective against the variant, Colorado health officials said in a news release.
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One more UK returnee tests positive for new Covid strain in TN, takes total to 7
India | Dec 29, 2020, 04:07 PM ISTThe person has been has been isolated in a separate room ta the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research in Chennai while his co-passengers and other contacts have been tested and found negative for COVID-19.
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3 UK returnees test positive for new COVID-19 variant in Pakistan
World | Dec 29, 2020, 02:51 PM ISTThe authorities have initiated contact tracing of the patients and are placing them in isolation.
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New COVID-19 variant existed in Germany since November: Report
World | Dec 29, 2020, 01:29 PM ISTIn a report published on Monday, the German national daily Die Welt said that researchers at Hannover Medical School detected the new variant in samples of an elderly patient who teted positive around November and later died.
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India reports first 6 cases of new coronavirus strain after UK returnees test positive
India | Dec 29, 2020, 11:20 AM ISTSix UK returnees have been found positive for new UK variant genome, upon their arrival in India.
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Canada confirms two cases of new coronavirus variant
World | Dec 28, 2020, 08:08 AM ISTThe Public Health Agency of Canada said as the two identified cases did not travel outside Canada, it is important to follow public health measures and limit contact with others, to reduce the transmission of the virus and any of its variants in communities.
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Japan halts all foreign arrivals over UK variant; asks arriving citizens for COVID negative report
World | Dec 27, 2020, 10:10 AM ISTLast week, Japan banned nonresident foreigners coming from Britain and South Africa after confirming the new variant in seven people over the last two days — five from Britain who tested positive at airports and two others in Tokyo.
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Sweden, Spain confirm mutated coronavirus strain cases
World | Dec 27, 2020, 08:32 AM ISTThe new strain of the virus, which "maybe up to 70 per cent more transmissible," has triggered travel restrictions on Britain and sounded a fresh alarm on Covid-19 which is known to have infected about 80 million people and caused over 1.7 million deaths worldwide.
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France confirms first case of new coronavirus strain
World | Dec 26, 2020, 09:54 AM ISTFrance has partly reopened its borders to the UK following the snap 48-hour ban this week. The country is only allowing French citizens to return home, as well as to relieve the massive build-up of freight goods, but has instituted a testing policy.
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New Coronavirus Strain: UK reports highest daily deaths since April
World | Dec 24, 2020, 01:20 PM ISTAccording to official figures, the UK reported 744 fatalities on Wednesday, which increased the overall death toll to 69,157, reports Xinhua news agency.