New Coronavirus Variant

• India finds 6 cases of new coronavirus variant in travellers returning from U.K.

  All six patients have been kept in isolation, the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that their fellow travellers were being tracked down.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2020
  
• U.K. coronavirus variant spreads to more European countries

  Northern Ireland went into a six-week lockdown and in Wales, restrictions that were relaxed for Christmas Day were also re-imposed.

  Health

  Dec 26, 2020
  
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• New coronavirus strain: U.S. to require negative COVID-19 test from U.K. travellers

  The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading in Britain and elsewhere.

  Health

  Dec 25, 2020
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• Canada hasn’t identified the U.K. COVID-19 strain yet — but it’s a ‘probability’, Tam says

  The new variant of coronavirus has been sweeping the United Kingdom, leading a slew of countries to enact travel bans in an effort to quell the spread of the virus.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020
• Canada to suspend all flights from U.K. for 72 hours as new coronavirus variant spreads

  The move comes after members of the federal government met to discuss the new variant of the novel coronavirus that has been spreading quickly across the United Kingdom.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020
• ‘No need to panic’: COVID-19 mutations unlikely to impact vaccine, experts say

  For SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the idea of a mutation is inherently scary for many people, but experts insist it's to be expected. 

  Health

  Dec 15, 2020