INDIA
New Covid-19 Variant: 4 in Delhi confirm mutant, 200 in quarantine
All four patients have been admitted in the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital. The patients found infected with the new variant have been isolated separately in different rooms of a special ward designated for the patients suspected or found infected with the new variant, the hospital officials said.
New UK Covid Strain: ICMR says careless therapies used for treatment may lead to mutants | 5 points
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that usage of unapproved therapies for COVID-19 treatment-related issues can cause the virus to develop mutants. These therapies can lead to immune pressure on the COVID virus, which may result in mutations like the new strain found in the UK.
Talks With Farmers: Discussion underway to end deadlock as agitation enters 35th day
The meeting started around 2.30 p.m. at Vigyan Bhavan in the presence of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash. Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal and other Ministry officials also are attending the meeting.
Explore innovative ways to make govt offices paperless: President Ram Nath Kovind
Noting that a large segment of our population is still not able to derive the benefits of digital devices and services, the President said that the number of such people needs to be minimised by extending digital access to them through effective innovations.
Jammu and Kashmir's aspirations to be fulfilled by completing Railway project: Goyal
Besides Goyal, Railway Board Chairman and CEO V.K. Yadav, Northern Railway General Manager Ashutosh Gangal and Chief Administrative Officer of USBRL project Vijay Sharma were also present during the meeting. Sharma apprised Goyal about the latest status of work on the last leg of the project between Katra-Banihal.
Serum Institutes' application for Covid-19 vaccine emergency approval to be considered today
The development came after the UK became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, even as it battled the new highly contagious variant of the coronavirus.
Talks With Farmers: 3 Union Ministers to hold talks with 40 farmer leaders
Farmer leaders left Singhu border for Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, where the sixth round of talks between the two sides was slated to begin at 2 pm. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash would represent the Centre at the talks, where Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal and other Ministry officials would also be present.
Navjot Singh Sidhu apologises for wearing shawl with Sikh religious symbols
A day earlier, Akal Takht officiating Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh had directed Sidhu, a former cricketer, to tender an apology for "hurting the Sikh religious sentiments" by wearing the shawl, on which 'Ek Onkar' and a 'khanda' symbols were printed.
India records 14 more UK Covid-19 strain cases, tally stands at 20
Of the 20 cases, eight have been registered at National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi, 7 at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences in Bangalore, two at Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad. One each has been logged at National Institute of Biomedical Genomics near Kolkata, National Institute of Virology in Pune and CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in Delhi.
No flight from United Kingdom to land in India till 7 January
Initial decision on suspension was till December 31. However, in the wake of samples increasing for the variant strain, a new decision was taken. "Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to & from the UK till 7 January 2021," Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a tweet on Wednesday.
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