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"Deeply Sorry": Rishi Sunak Apologises To UK Families Hit By Covid
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time.
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New COVID Variant 'Eris' Spreading Rapidly In UK, Experts Sound Alarm
Eris or EG.5.1 was classified as a Covid variant on July 31 after UKHSA recorded its prevalence in the country due to rising cases internationally, particularly in Asia.
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'Bivalent' Booster For Omicron, Original Covid Strain Approved By UK
The UK health authorities on Saturday approved a second "bivalent" vaccine to be used as a booster vaccine to target both the Omicron and original strain of COVID-19.
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Symptoms Of New Covid Variant XE: What We Know So Far
India's first case of the coronavirus variant XE has been reported in Mumbai. The XE variant was first found in the UK and is a mutation of two Omicron strains BA.1 and BA.2.
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COVID-19 Variant XE: UK Health Agency On Transmissibility, Infection Rate
The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.
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New Covid Variant XE Found In UK, More Transmissible Than Omicron: WHO
A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said.
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Omicron Not "Same Disease We Were Seeing A Year Ago": Oxford Scientist
The omicron variant that's taking the world by storm is not "the same disease we were seeing a year ago," a University of Oxford immunologist said, reinforcing reports about the strain's milder nature.
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UK's New Covid Rules From Tuesday As Third 'Omicron' Case Emerges
Britain's government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron strain of Covid-19 as officials reported a third case of the emerging variant, and warned of more to come.
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UK, Germany, Italy Detect Cases Of New Covid Variant
Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new 'Omicron' coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa.
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UK Confirms First Two Cases Of New Covid Strain 'Omicron'
Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, both linked to travel from southern Africa.
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New COVID-19 Variant Most Significant Yet Found, Says Britain
Britain said on Friday that a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa was considered by scientists to be the most significant one yet found and so it needed to ascertain whether or not it made vaccines ineffective.
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UK Scientists Probe COVID-19 Delta Subvariant After Rise In Cases
British health officials on Friday said they were formally looking into a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, after it was seen in a growing number of cases.
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Explained: Coronavirus Variants, Their Impact And Vaccines
The Delta variant, first reported in India, has already become the dominant strain in the UK and is moving in that direction in the US and other countries
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Hong Kong Bans UK Flights Over Delta Covid Variant Fear
Hong Kong is to ban all incoming flights from the United Kingdom from July 1 to curb the more infectious Delta strain of the coronavirus, the financial hub's government said in a statement Monday.
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New Covid Strain Detected By Pune Virologists, Not Found In Indian Cases
A new Covid variant that needs more antibodies to fight it and has more severe symptoms has been found by the National Institute of Virology in Pune. The variant - B.1.1.28.2 - was detected in samples from two travellers from Brazil but not from anyo
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"Deeply Sorry": Rishi Sunak Apologises To UK Families Hit By Covid
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time.
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New COVID Variant 'Eris' Spreading Rapidly In UK, Experts Sound Alarm
Eris or EG.5.1 was classified as a Covid variant on July 31 after UKHSA recorded its prevalence in the country due to rising cases internationally, particularly in Asia.
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'Bivalent' Booster For Omicron, Original Covid Strain Approved By UK
The UK health authorities on Saturday approved a second "bivalent" vaccine to be used as a booster vaccine to target both the Omicron and original strain of COVID-19.
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Symptoms Of New Covid Variant XE: What We Know So Far
India's first case of the coronavirus variant XE has been reported in Mumbai. The XE variant was first found in the UK and is a mutation of two Omicron strains BA.1 and BA.2.
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COVID-19 Variant XE: UK Health Agency On Transmissibility, Infection Rate
The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.
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New Covid Variant XE Found In UK, More Transmissible Than Omicron: WHO
A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said.
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Omicron Not "Same Disease We Were Seeing A Year Ago": Oxford Scientist
The omicron variant that's taking the world by storm is not "the same disease we were seeing a year ago," a University of Oxford immunologist said, reinforcing reports about the strain's milder nature.
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UK's New Covid Rules From Tuesday As Third 'Omicron' Case Emerges
Britain's government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron strain of Covid-19 as officials reported a third case of the emerging variant, and warned of more to come.
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UK, Germany, Italy Detect Cases Of New Covid Variant
Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new 'Omicron' coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa.
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UK Confirms First Two Cases Of New Covid Strain 'Omicron'
Britain on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, both linked to travel from southern Africa.
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New COVID-19 Variant Most Significant Yet Found, Says Britain
Britain said on Friday that a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa was considered by scientists to be the most significant one yet found and so it needed to ascertain whether or not it made vaccines ineffective.
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UK Scientists Probe COVID-19 Delta Subvariant After Rise In Cases
British health officials on Friday said they were formally looking into a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus, after it was seen in a growing number of cases.
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Explained: Coronavirus Variants, Their Impact And Vaccines
The Delta variant, first reported in India, has already become the dominant strain in the UK and is moving in that direction in the US and other countries
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Hong Kong Bans UK Flights Over Delta Covid Variant Fear
Hong Kong is to ban all incoming flights from the United Kingdom from July 1 to curb the more infectious Delta strain of the coronavirus, the financial hub's government said in a statement Monday.
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New Covid Strain Detected By Pune Virologists, Not Found In Indian Cases
A new Covid variant that needs more antibodies to fight it and has more severe symptoms has been found by the National Institute of Virology in Pune. The variant - B.1.1.28.2 - was detected in samples from two travellers from Brazil but not from anyo
