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British PM Boris Johnson says UK and India are natural partners

12:11 pm December 14, 2021

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday described the UK and India as ”natural partners” who are working together on many ”fantastic projects” from partnership on 5G and telecom to startups that will transform people’s lives and promote the principles of freedom, openness and peace. Addressing the Global Technology Summit via video link, Johnson said that over the […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

10:12 pm June 16, 2021

London: Britain’s Opposition Labour Party on Wednesday escalated attacks on the government’s alleged delay in adding India to the travel ban ”red list”, which it claims led to a spike in the Delta variant infections in the UK. During the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced on the defensive as he was confronted by Labour Leader […]

UK PM delays COVID lockdown end by 4 weeks to July 19

12:01 am June 15, 2021

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed a four-week delay to an end to all legal lockdown restrictions, which was previously set for June 21, as he said the link between coronavirus infections and hospitalisations remains at concerning levels due to the Delta variant. The last and fourth stage of the lockdown roadmap, dubbed “Freedom Day”, will now […]

Duchess of Cambridge Kate ‘hugely grateful’ for 1st vaccine dose

10:36 pm May 29, 2021

LONDON: The Duchess of Cambridge has received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as Britain extends its inoculation program to younger people. Kate, the 39-year-old wife of Prince William, received her shot at London’s Science Museum, a mass vaccination center near the couple’s home at Kensington Palace, according to a photo posted on their […]

2 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine doses 85-90 per cent effective, real-world study finds

3:26 pm May 21, 2021

London: Two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine have shown to prevent around 85 to 90 per cent of symptomatic COVID-19 infections, the first real-world data from Public Health England (PHE) has found. The method used for the ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report’ by PHE for analysing the approximate number of deaths and hospitalisations prevented by the vaccine programme was able to take into […]

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