: Monday, December 21, 2020, 11:23 PM IST
No UK flights to India till New Year: Health Minister says no need to panic, govt fully alert on new virus strain
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In the wake of the spread of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus, the Centre has temporarily suspended all flights from the UK into India, with effect from 11.59 pm on December 22 to 11.59pm on December 31. As a result of this decision taken on Monday, about 100 flights originating from the UK and landing at various Indian airports stand suspended.
After an urgent meeting of the joint monitoring group, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said the government was fully alert to the new strain of coronavirus reported in the United Kingdom. There s no need to panic, he assured the public.
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Regulators looking into emergency use authorization sought by Pfizer for Covid-19 vaccine: Harsh Vardhan ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 08:09 IST
By Naveen Kapoor
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that regulators are examining the permission sought by the Indian arm of US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer for emergency authorization of its Covid-19vaccine. I have heard that they have applied for emergency use permission from our regulators. According to my information, our regulators are examining it. If a politician speaks on the matter which is in the jurisdiction of experts, it will not be appropriate.perhaps they did not take part in the meeting, the Union Health Minister told ANI in an interview.