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India detects total 71 cases of the new UK mutant coronavirus strain
The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to INSACOG labs.
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NEW DELHI: The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 71, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
These 71 cases include the 58 which were announced by the ministry till Tuesday. The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus first reported in the UK now stands at 71, the ministry said.
COVID-19: UK reactivates emergency hospitals, closes primary schools in London
One of the worst-hit countries, the UK is battling a new wave of a virus that has already killed more than 74,000 people and crushed the economy. The Royal College of Nursing warned however that the country does not have enough nurses to staff the new sites. (Image: Reuters)
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Updated: Jan 2, 2021, 07:41 AM IST
The United Kingdom (UK) reactivated emergency hospitals built at the start of the pandemic and shut primary schools in London on Friday (December 1) to counter the rapid spread of a much more infectious variant of the coronavirus.