UK not a top destination for Indian students this year with lockdown, COVID-19 fears
Universities are still continuing online lessons amidst the rising fears of the new COVID-19 strain in the UK. But, Indian students are not enthused about fully online classes. January 20, 2021 / 12:22 PM IST
The United Kingdom which is the sought-after destination for higher education among Indian students may take a backseat amidst the new lockdown and fears of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Overseas education consultants said that students who had earlier opted for a UK degree are now either switching to other countries like US, Singapore and Australia or choosing to stay back in India.
Britain is planning the country's largest ever vaccination programme. (Representational)
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Britain is ramping up its mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations as its top medical officer said the next few weeks of the pandemic will be the worst yet, with deaths and cases hitting record highs, putting the health service under huge pressure.
Deaths from the virus have now exceeded 81,000 in the United Kingdom with more than 3 million people testing positive, and a new variant of the disease is surging through the population, with one in 20 people in parts of London now infected.
"The next few weeks are going to be the worst weeks of this pandemic in terms of numbers into the NHS (National Health Service)," Chris Whitty, the British government's chief medical adviser said.
India-UK Flights To Resume From Jan 6, UK-India Services From Jan 8: Aviation Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri announced that only 30 flights per week will operate between India-UK as flights resume and this arrangement will continue till January 23.
PTI 02 January 2021 Twitter PTI 2021-01-02T15:29:56+05:30 India-UK Flights To Resume From Jan 6, UK-India Services From Jan 8: Aviation Minister outlookindia.com 2021-01-02T15:33:52+05:30
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday flights from India to UK will resume from January 6, while services from that country to here would resume from January 8 onwards.
"Resumption of flights between India & UK: India to UK from 6 Jan 2021. UK to India from 8 Jan 2021. 30 flights will operate every week. 15 each by Indian & UK carriers," Puri said on Twitter.
Covid Live Updates: India records lowest daily cases in 187 days
The daily new COVID-19 cases in the country touched a new low with less than 16,500 new cases. India's active caseload has also fallen to 2,68,581 as on date.
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Maharashtra Agriculture Minister tests positive for Covid
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dadaji Bhuse tests positive for #COVID19. https://t.co/gmSAc8hLgF— ANI (@ANI) 1609265291000
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Total cases: 2,16,063
Total discharges: 2,11,720
Deaths: 1,040
UK coronavirus cases set new daily record
Britain’s government reported 53,135 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest number since mass testing started in mid-2020 and up sharply from the previous record of 41,385 set on Monday.