The survey also found that willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine has been improving in many countries in recent weeks, just as shots developed by companies in the United States, Russia, China, Germany and Britain were starting to be delivered and administered in countries across Europe, North America and Asia

Ahead of the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, states have made all necessary preparations, including identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

Madhya Pradesh has reported that one of its citizens tested positive for the new virus strain which was originally discovered in the UK

Coronavirus pandemic: In December, the UK government reported a variant, which was referred to as SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01. This variant is not phylogenetically related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus

The SEC has recommended Covaxin for emergency use authorisation; the recommendation, along with rollout modalities, will now be taken up by the DCGI for a final decision on the matter

New coronavirus strain: Puri said that there would be 30 flights operating between the two countries every week till January 23

India had suspended all flights to and from the United Kingdom from December 23 to 31 to check the spread of the mutated, more contagious variant of coronavirus found there

China has ramped up disinfection and virus testing on frozen food after it found coronavirus on imported products and packaging

The new coronavirus strain has so far been detected in the US, Denmark, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon and Singapore

It is important from the scientific community perspective that we do not put too much immune pressure on the virus, said Bhargava

Bharat Biotech MD also said the company has approached regulatory authorities seeking approval for an emergency license to use the vaccine, developed in collaboration with ICMR and the National Institute of Virology and now undergoing phase 3 trials

The 2,000-page agreement was held up by deliberations pertaining to the access to waters for the purposes of fishing. Both sides quibbled over fishing rights as to whether fishermen from the EU will get access to British waters starting next year

The UK has identified a fast-spreading new variant of coronavirus that is 70% more transmissible than existing strains. A similar mutation was also reported from South Africa and countries like Netherlands and Denmark

European nations and other countries have started imposing bans on flights and travellers from the UK in an attempt to ensure that the new strain of coronavirus doesn't reach their shores

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were bearish today as coronavirus infections increased in parts of North Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, and weighed on investor sentiment. European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government began emergency lockdown on Sunday, over fear of new virus strain.

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While the new mutations have been reported from countries that don't have a mink population - Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Russia, the US and the Faroe Islands -- no evidence has been found in India as yet

The scientists found that the mutated virus not only replicates about 10 times faster but it was also much more infectious