New covid virus more contagious but not virulent: Karnataka Health Minister
News Network
December 22, 2020
Bengaluru, Dec 22: Fears of another round of lockdown loom across the world after UK reported new variant of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Karnatak Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Monday tried to allay fears saying the virus could be more contagious but not virulent. Initial studies in the United Kingdom suggest that the corona virus may be more contagious than the present one but not more virulent, Sudhakar told reporters here.
A medical doctor by profession, Sudhakar however stressed about continuing precautions like wearing a mask, physical distance and sanitising hands.
Scared of upper-caste Hindus, Hathras victim’s family wants to move out of village
Agencies
December 20, 2020
Hathras, Dec 20: Two days after the CBI charge-sheeted the four accused of gang-rape and murder in the Hathras case, the family of the 19-year-old victim has said that they want to move out of the village. The families of the four accused are influential people in the village and the four-five Dalit families in the village want to stay out of trouble and will not support us. There are over 63 upper caste families who do not even talk to us. The atmosphere has turned even more hostile after the charge-sheet was filed on Friday, said one of the brothers of the victim, who did not wish to be named.