14 more in India test positive for new coronavirus strain PTI
New Delhi: Fourteen more people were found infected in India with the UK strain of the coronavirus Wednesday. West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh reported such cases for the first time, taking the total tally to 20 in two days.
A cautious government extended the temporary suspension of passenger flights between the UK and India for a week till January 7. It said the services would resume in a ‘strictly regulated’ manner thereafter.
According to local authorities, a number of UK returnees in states like Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka and Punjab remained untraceable. Efforts were on to contact them.
Centre extends ban on UK flights till 7 Jan, advises caution on New Year s eve; cases of new COVID-19 strain rise to 20 An expert panel met to consider the Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) requests of Pfizer, Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech for their COVID-19 vaccine candidates. As per reports, the SEC said it will reconvene on 1 January. FP Staff December 31, 2020 00:00:54 IST Representational image. AFP
The Centre on Wednesday extended the temporary suspension of passenger flights between the United Kingdom and India till 7 January.
This, as 14 more UK returnees tested positive for the new strain of the coronavirus , taking the tally of such cases in the country to 20.
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The doctors of several government hospitals across Delhi, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) on Friday extended support to the protest call given by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
The doctors of several government hospitals across Delhi, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) on Friday extended support to the protest call given by the Indian .