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Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays

10:38 pm April 4, 2021

Paris: The French city of Lyon’s main stadium opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands spent the holiday lining up for injections at hippodromes, velodromes or other sites as France tried to speed up shots amid a new rush of coronavirus cases. But as Europe celebrated its second Easter in a […]

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

Boris Johnson looks to ‘brighter days ahead’ in Easter message

7:56 pm April 4, 2021

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Easter message on Sunday to count on ”brighter days ahead” after a ”very tough” year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. While acknowledging that lockdown restrictions will mean scaled-down Easter celebrations, he attempted to strike a note of optimism to point to the lifting of these restrictions in the coming weeks. ”This has […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Schools, colleges reopen in 1st step of UK’s lockdown easing

8:27 pm March 8, 2021

London : Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the “national effort” that has gone into fighting against coronavirus as schools and colleges opened on Monday to mark the step one in the UK’s phased roadmap to lift strict lockdown restrictions in place for months to control the spread of COVID-19. Secondary schools and colleges will be inviting students for their […]

Survey says new infections across UK falling

8:23 pm February 19, 2021

London: A closely monitored survey has found that new coronavirus infections across the UK have fallen sharply, just days before Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a roadmap as to how lockdown restrictions in England can be eased in the weeks and months to come. The Office for National Statistics said in its weekly infection survey […]

UK study shows COVID-19 infections ‘fallen significantly’ in England

7:05 pm February 18, 2021

London: The interim findings of a new UK government-backed study released on Thursday shows that COVID-19 infections in England have ”fallen significantly” since January, reflecting the impact of the strict lockdown measures. The Imperial College London led Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT-1) research swab tested over 85,400 volunteers in England between February 4 and 13 to examine the levels of infection […]