Top 5 news trends in India | December 23
Top 5 news trends in India | December 23
From experts suggesting half of the flyers who have come from the UK to India recently may have brought the new Covid strain with them to Karnataka imposing a night curfew and farmers rejecting the government s proposals, here is what is making headlines today.
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UPDATED: December 23, 2020 19:06 IST
Half of UK passengers testing positive in India could have the new Covid-19 strain, experts said, even as the Maharashtra health minister said the vaccines could tackle the new challenge, and night curfew was to begin in Karnataka from tonight.
Half of UK passengers testing positive in India could have new Covid-19 strain, say experts | Exclusive
Half of the passengers from United Kingdom who have tested positive for coronavirus in India could be carrying the new Covid-19 strain, say experts.
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India has banned all flights from UK till December 31. (Photo: PTI)
There is a good chance that half of those who have tested positive after coming from the UK may be potential carriers of the new more infectious Covid-19 strain in India, genomic experts believe. So far, 20 passengers from UK have tested positive for coronavirus in India.
“We know that of the UK passengers that have come to India yesterday, 20 odd have been found to be positive. Moreover, currently this strain is in 60% of the positives in the UK. By that calculation, it is very likely that of these 20, half of them may be carrying the new variant. If they came from the town where the new variant is not detected that could also be a matter of chan