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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit

3:59 am April 7, 2020

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms dramatically worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with […]

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Four more test positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh

10:33 pm March 20, 2020

Chandigarh: Four more people tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Friday, taking the total confirmed cases to five in the Union Territory. Among new coronavirus cases were the mother, brother and the cook of the 23-year-old woman who was earlier tested positive for the infection. 24-hr quarantine for all international travelers to Pune “Three […]

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

London headed for tougher lockdown as UK’s coronavirus hotspot

7:58 pm March 19, 2020

London: The UK capital is headed for much tougher lockdown measures within days as London remains the country’s coronavirus hotspot, with over a third of the UK’s 2,626 confirmed cases, at 953. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted on Wednesday that Britain remains a “land of liberty” but did not rule out a further crackdown […]

India welcomes UK’s decision on Ambedkar museum

8:44 pm March 14, 2020

New Delhi: India on Saturday welcomed the UK’s decision of granting planning permission for a museum dedicated to B R Ambedkar that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. The UK government has accepted India’s appeal against the closure of the Ambedkar House in north London and said the memorial to the architect […]

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

UK preparing for delay’ stage of coronavirus: Boris Johnson

11:56 pm March 9, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held an emergency COBRA meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday to assess the fight against coronavirus and announced that preparations will begin for the “delay” phase of the government’s four-phase strategy. While the UK will stay at stage one of “containment” of the virus, Johnson revealed […]