Health official says New Covid-19 strain detected in UK still not found in India
V.K. Paul, a top Covid19 adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the new virus strain would have no impact on vaccines being developed in India.
New Delhi: The new more transmissible strain of the coronavirus detected in Britain has not yet been found in India, a senior government official said on Tuesday, as health authorities prepared to screen all passengers arriving from the United Kingdom since Nov. 25.
V.K. Paul, a top Covid-19 adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the new virus strain would have no impact on vaccines being developed in India.
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India has suspended all flights from Britain starting Wednesday until the end of the year.
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