coronavirus

UK virus strain: London returnee’s sample to go to NIV for genomic analysis

4:27 pm December 22, 2020

Chennai: A passenger who arrived here from London via Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus and genomes from his sample would be analysed to see if it matched with the new strain of the pathogen detected in the United Kingdom, a senior official said here on Tuesday. The passenger, who tested positive has been admitted […]

Tripura’s COVID-19 tally rises to 33,175, death toll at 377

10:18 pm December 21, 2020

Agartala: Tripura‘s COVID-19 tally mounted to 33,175 after 30 more tested positive for the virus on Monday, a health department official said. Two fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 377, he said. West Tripura district, comprising state capital Agartala, has accounted for 189 COVID-19 deaths, the official said. The state now has 237 […]

19 coronavirus deaths in UP, toll climbs to 8,196

7:43 pm December 20, 2020

Lucknow: With 19 fresh coronavirus-related deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to the viral disease in the state has risen to 8,196 on Sunday, official data showed. The total COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 5,74,631 with as many as 1,247 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. Of the […]

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

UK cancels ‘Christmas bubble’ as new coronavirus variant accelerates

11:25 pm December 19, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday backtracked on a proposed five-day “Christmas bubble” of relaxed rules and instead imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions amid a new accelerating variant of coronavirus that is spreading fast in parts of the country. Johnson said Saturday that the capital and other areas in southern England currently under Tier 3, […]

One new COVID-19 case in Mizoram, tally at 4,428

COVID: 20 deaths, 439 fresh virus cases in Punjab

10:17 pm December 19, 2020

Chandigarh: Twenty more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Saturday as 439 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection count to 1,62,705, a medical bulletin said. So far, 5,189 people have succumbed to the infection in Punjab. There are 5,837 active cases in the state as of now, the bulletin said. Ludhiana reported 63 new […]