New Coronavirus Strain in India | Not Too Dangerous As We Expect | New Virus | ABN

New Coronavirus Strain in India | Not Too Dangerous As We Expect | New Virus | ABN
The new strain of coronavirus which is said to be 70 per cent more transmissible has left countries scrambling to announce travel bans even as the world heads into Christmas and New Year holidays.
Amid fears over the highly infectious new mutant strain of the novel coronavirus, several countries have imposed travel bans to the UK.
India suspends flights to the UK
India suspended all flights to the UK following concern over the new virus strain, hours after Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the authorities are keeping a close watch.
"Considering the prevailing situation in the UK, the Indian government has decided that all flights originating from the UK to India shall be temporarily suspended till 11:59 pm, 31st December. This suspension to start w.e.f. 11.59 pm, 22nd December," read a statement from the ministry of civil aviation.
Alluding to the emergence of the mutated variant of coronavirus in the UK, Vardhan had said that there is no need to panic as the government is alert on the issue.
Earlier, the health ministry called an emergency meeting of its top advisors to discuss the emergence of the mutated strain. The Joint Monitoring Group is chaired by the Director-General of Health Services. Experts from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the World Health Organization (WHO) representative, and others are also part of the emergency meeting.
United Kingdom identifies new strain of novel coronavirus
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that London could be under a lockdown for months, as it will be "very difficult" to keep the highly infectious mutant strain of the novel coronavirus under control until vaccinations are rolled out. The new tighter restrictions will be reviewed on December 30.
Following Britain's announcement, rest of the European Union cut off travel ties with the UK. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to chair an emergency response meeting on Monday to discuss international travel, in particular the flow of freight in and out of Britain. EU officials are due to hold a meeting at 1000 GMT on coordinating their response.
The strain, which is also prevalent in South Africa, appears to be highly prolific, causing 60 per cent of the new infections in London. Labelled VUI-202012/0 by the Covid-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium, the virus, however, doesn't appear to be either more virulent or affecting vaccine efficacy.
Cases of new strain found in other countries
One case of the new virus variant has been found in the Netherlands.
The new virus strain has also been found in one person in Italy who recently returned from Britain, the health ministry said.

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