Officers forced locals to perform sit-ups and press-ups and beat others with sticks for flouting Covid rules
India announced a record 295,041 cases and 2,023 deaths in 24 hours on Wednesday amid the second wave
Hospitals in Delhi are running out of oxygen and are appealing to government for emergency supplies
Medics across India say patients are significantly younger than in first wave and blamed deadly new strain
Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter
Apr 20 2021, 5:37 ET
Updated: Apr 20 2021, 6:14 ET
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CASES of the Indian variant are on the rise amid fears it is the “fastest growing variant in the UK”.
But some scientists are not worried yet, saying the strain’s features look no more dangerous than those seen in variants that emerged from South Africa, Brazil and Kent.
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A new variant of the coronavirus (pictured) is causing concern in the UKCredit: Alamy
Public Health England (PHE) announced the detection of the Indian variant, called B1617, on April 16.
But COG-UK - the group of scientists that analyse variants in the UK - said a patient in the UK first tested positive for B1617 on February 22.
Covid-19: India red list add may be too late , Prof Mark Walport says
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India s addition to the UK s red list of banned countries due to rising Covid cases and concerns over a new variant may have come too late, the UK s former chief scientific adviser has said.
Prof Mark Walport told the BBC he believed the new variant was more transmissible and there were good reasons for keeping it out of the UK.
Health officials say it is too early to know whether it is more transmissible.
India has been reporting more than 200,000 cases daily since 15 April.
Covid vaccine news - live: EU to reveal findings on J&J ‘clot link’ as Scotland lockdown to ease on Monday Kate Ng
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The European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the results of their investigation into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clotting cases later today.
Last week, Johnson & Johnson suspended its vaccine rollout in the EU after the US Food and Drug Administration recommended officials pause its use while the rare food clot cases are examined. Six cases of the rare clotting disorder were identified in the US, out of nearly 7 million people who were given the single-dose jab in the country.