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Zimbabwe locks down central city amid COVID-19 variant threat Xinhua 22 May 2021, 12:44 GMT+10 HARARE, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government has decided to lock down the central city of Kwekwe for two weeks starting from Friday after the detection of a coronavirus variant first identified in India. Various measures have been implemented in the city to curb the spread of the variant, including a curfew, closure of bars and a ban on all public gatherings, Vice President and Health Ministe...

Roundup: Lockdown further eases in UK amid coronavirus variant risks Xinhua 17 May 2021, 23:55 GMT+10 LONDON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The lockdown further eased on Monday across Britain despite concerns over risks posed by coronavirus variants, especially the one first detected in India. From Monday, pubs, bars and restaurants in England are permitted to open indoors, while indoor entertainment resumed, including cinemas, museums and childrens play areas. Millions in England are allowed to meet ou...

COVID Variant First Detected in India Spreads to Nearly 50 Countries Voice of America 12 May 2021, 22:05 GMT+10 A day after declaring the COVID-19 variant first detected in India as one of global concern, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday that the variant has spread to 49 countries. The U.N. health agencys new concern about the B.1.617 variant comes as India recorded 4,205 COVID-19 deaths, a new one-day record that pushed the South Asian nations overall death toll from the pande...

People wearing face masks walk along the Fifth Avenue in New York, the United States, Jan. 5, 2021. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)The confirmed COVID-19 varian

Comments As we come to terms with news of the COVID-19 variant discovered in the United Kingdom, another potentially more infectious variant identified in South Africa has now spread waves of concern across the world. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday that two cases of the new variant have been identified in the country - both contacts of people who travelled to South Africa. Here’s what we know. Also Read Whats Happening? South Africa saw its first COVID peak in July an...