Category: indian variant

UK Urges Millions in Indian COVID-19 Variant Hotspots to Minimise Travel

The UK government has urged a total of 5.7 million people, the equivalent of 10 percent of the population of England, to minimise travel and to meet outside rather than inside in order to curb the spread of the Indian CCP virus variant. Addressing the House of Commons on Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said…


Southern Chinese City Reports CCP Virus Outbreaks Despite Vaccination Drive

Southern China’s Guangzhou city announced more COVID-19 infections on June 7 even after over 60 percent of residents were vaccinated, with over 85 percent of residents tested over the past few days. On June 6, the city’s authorities ordered residents to stay in the city, with people who live in locked-down areas not allowed to leave…


France Tightens Restrictions on Travel From UK Due to Indian Variant

Travellers from the UK will have to provide “compelling reasons” to enter France from Monday as French authorities tighten restrictions to prevent the spread of the Indian variant of coronavirus. Travel to France from the UK will only be permitted for EU nationals, French residents, or those travelling for essential reasons. Those who are allowed…


COVID-19 Outbreak Spreading in China’s Guangdong Province, Vaccine Shortages Reported

Official reports are indicating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, is spreading in Guangzhou after an initial case of local transmission was reported last week in the city of 15.3 million people. Meanwhile, infections have also appeared in the nearby megacity of Shenzhen in China’s southern coastal province of Guangdong. The reports have triggered…


UK Accused of Introducing COVID-19 ‘Local Lockdowns by Stealth’

The UK government has been accused of bringing in “local lockdowns by stealth” after issuing guidance urging people in hotspots of the Indian CCP virus variant to restrict their socialising and travel. The updated advice encourages people in eight areas in England including Bolton, Leicester, Kirklees, and the London Borough of Hounslow not to meet…


Eyeing Variant, France Mulls Tighter Limits for UK Tourists

PARIS—France may introduce stricter coronavirus restrictions for British visitors when tourism reopens this summer to prevent the spread of a virus variant first detected in India and causing concern in Britain, authorities said Sunday. The possibility of tighter restrictions for British tourists was raised Sunday by Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. The minister suggested that…


Study Says 2 Doses of CCP Virus Vaccines ‘Highly Effective’ Against Indian Variant

Two doses of CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines are almost as effective against the Indian variant as they are against the UK variant, England’s health officials have said. But the protection from the first doses against the Indian variant has been “notably lower” than they are against the UK variant, they said. UK Health…


PM Urges for ‘Heavy Dose of Caution’ as Restrictions Ease in England

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked people to exercise “a heavy dose of caution” as indoor socialising resumes on Monday. From Monday, up to six people or people from two households are allowed to meet indoors, and 30 people can gather outdoors; indoor hospitality businesses can reopen, and the “new guidance on meeting friends and…


PM Urges ‘Heavy Dose of Caution’ as Restrictions Ease in England

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked people to exercise “a heavy dose of caution” as indoor socialising resumes on Monday. From Monday, up to six people or people from two households are allowed to meet indoors, and 30 people can gather outdoors; indoor hospitality businesses can reopen, and the “new guidance on meeting friends and…


Indian COVID-19 Variant ‘Out-Competing’ Kent Variant: UK Expert

A CCP virus variant first detected in India has been “out-competing” the Kent variant in some areas in the UK, a British medical expert has said. Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, said the Indian COVID-19 variant of concern “clearly has been out-competing” the Kent variant, also known as the…