Coronavirus

India’s COVID situation hugely concerning, says WHO chief

New York, May 15 (KMS): India’s COVID-19 situation remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalisations and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, warning that the pandemic’s second year will be “far more deadly” than the first for the world. Mr. Ghebreyesus …

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England will ‘flex’ Covid vaccinations to tackle India variant

  London, May 15 (KMS): Ministers will “flex” England’s vaccination programme in response to concerns over the spread of the India variant, a British government minister has confirmed. Areas where the B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India, is spreading quickly could receive accelerated vaccinations for multi-generational households, with anyone over …

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