"covid-updates"

The chicken biryani reaffirmed its place as India's favourite dish. For every veg biryani, there were six chicken biryani orders.

All passengers arriving from the UK are now being tested for COVID-19 at Delhi airport, Health Minister Satyendar Jain told reporters.

A total of 250 passengers who arrived last night and have undergone the mandatory RT-PCR test at the airport. While 5 tested positive, rest have tested negative for Covid-19.

The news came amid rising concerns over the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK.

Singh was shooting for actor Ajay Devgn's directorial "Mayday" in Hyderabad.  Taking to Twitter, the 30-year-old actor said she is "feeling fine" and urged all those who came in her contact to get themselves tested.

The fresh cases have taken the state's tally to 2,82,347 while the death toll has mounted to 1,518.

The novel coronavirus has mutated before, and both companies say they've found that their vaccines worked against other variations of the virus

The authorities, however, said the clearance may take some more time as every passenger and crew member will have to be tested for coronavirus.

The Royal Mail said on Monday that it was temporarily suspending mail services to Europe, except for the Republic of Ireland due to restrictions in air, road, ferry and train movements from the UK.

Flight services from the UK to India have been suspended till December 31 over the spread of a new strain of coronavirus in London and England.

EU regulators earlier noted there was no evidence to suggest the vaccine would not be effective against the new variant.

In 2021, the dashboard will provide an update on the status of procurement by the Unicef and other buyers participating in the COVAX Facility. I

This is the first time PM Modi is participating in a programme of the Aligarh Muslim University, being held via video conferencing

The UK government practically locked down parts of the country, including London, after admitting that more than half of all new COVID-19 cases had been caused by the new strain

Trials that began during mid-November are targeted to be done in 26,000 volunteers across multiple sites in India

Meanwhile, the global oil benchmark Brent crude futures were trading 0.45 per cent lower at USD 50.68 per barrel. 

Through the rapid survey, Gaon Connection tried to find out how rural Indians perceived Covid-19, how they were protecting themselves against the disease, awareness about the disease.

On December 20, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson informed the public that a new variant of COVID-19 has been found in the United Kingdom.

Saudi Arabia closed its air, land and sea borders to prevent covid 19 strain

This development calls for enhanced epidemiological surveillance, enhanced containment and other measures to effectively tackle the challenge.