: Four more cases of new Covid strain in India, total is now 29, says health ministry #IndiaNEWS Four more people have tested positive for the new strain of the coronavirus in India, the Ministry of

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Four more cases of new Covid strain in India, total is now 29, says health ministry #IndiaNEWS
Four more people have tested positive for the new strain of the coronavirus in India, the Ministry of Health said on Friday. This takes the total official number of cases to 29. The new strain of the virus, first discovered in the United Kingdom, is believed to be 70% more transmissible.All 29 patients are being isolated at designated health facilities.#IndiaFightsCorona#Unite2FightCoronaUpdate on the persons found infected with the new UK variant #COVID19 virus. pic.twitter.com/7iXYEJhQyZ— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) January 1, 2021 Of the new cases, three were reported in Bengaluru and one in Hyderabad, according to NDTV.India had reported 14 cases of the new variant on Wednesday, and five more on Thursday. The first six cases were discovered on Tuesday. India has also extended the temporary suspension on flights till January 7, 2021, to contain the spread of the new strain. More than 50 countries have imposed travel restrictions on the UK.About the new strainThe new variant of the infection has also been reported in Denmark, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon and Singapore.The new UK virus variant, which scientists have named “VUI – 202012/01???, includes a genetic mutation in the “spike??? protein, which could result in coronavirus spreading more easily between people. It was first announced by Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary, on December...Read more

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