COVID-19 updates in India: The death toll climbed to 1,47,622 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 279 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country

The UK mutant coronavirus strain was identified by scientists in September which was a month before the South African appeared to have developed, South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said

Around 2,360 participants have been trained during the national-level training. The state-level training has been completed in all states/UTs and 7,000 district level trainees got hands-on experience on vaccine handling and distribution

The HUL policy aims to protect and provide relief to staff members who are survivors of abuse, or acts of emotional and physical abuse beyond the office

A new wave of infections is said to have hit Kerala, with the state accounting for about 23 per cent of the 167,221 cases reported over the past week

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Multiple people have tested positive for the virus at a Chilean research base in Antarctica. Out of the 36 confirmed cases, 26 are members of the Chilean army while 10 are maintenance workers

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

The government has issued this advisory after several coronavirus patients in Ahmedabad and Rajkot were found to be infected with mucormycosis

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The announcement comes days after the emergence of a new and highly transmissible coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom. Several nations, including India, have already announced a temporary ban on all flights from the country

The order was based on a petition filed by an NGO, People's Union of Civil Liberties, challenging the government decision to withdraw prosecution of 61 cases under section 321 of the Criminal Procedure Code

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With this mutant coronavirus strain bursting on to the scene, the most important question that has been raised is that -will the existing COVID-19 vaccines work against this new mutation of the coronavirus?

Sensex plunged 2,037 points to 44,923 against previous close of 46,960. Nifty crashed 629 points to 13,131 against previous close of 13,760

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.

The Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) chaired by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) will hold a meeting on Monday morning to discuss the issue of the mutated variant of the coronavirus reported from the UK

Stanford Health Care in the US is apologising to its staff after algorithms used to figure out first COVID-19 vaccine recipients ignored the frontline workers.