England

The United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak on October 23 went against the advice of some health experts that the virus could overwhelm in the upcoming winter by saying ''significant economic restrictions'' aren't necessary. He further said shops, pubs, and nightclubs can be opened to mark the success of the vaccine rollout. Besides, a poll said only 22% of the British public supported closing pubs and restaurants.

India will reciprocate travel measures on all travelers from the UK from October 4. All UK nationals arriving in India from the UK, irrespective of their vaccination status, will have to undertake the following measures: Pre-departure Covid-19 RT-PRC test within 72 hours before travel, Covid-19 RT-PCR test on arrival at the airport. A 10-day quarantine is also mandatory after arriving in India.

Large gatherings at the Euro 2020 football final have urged the British authorities to issue warnings as nations across the world witnessed a surge in the Delta coronavirus variant outbreak. Reportedly, 60,000 fans will be hosted at London’s Wembley Stadium to experience the match between England and Italy. “London still remains in a public health crisis,” said Laurence Taylor, Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner while… read-more

A study conducted in England and Wales revealed that 96.42% of people administered with first COVID jab developed antibodies in 28-34 days. The study was conducted on 8,517 people who were administered with Pfizer or Astra-Zeneca (Covishield) vaccine. Whereas, in people administered with the second dose it was found that 99.08% of them have progressed antibodies in 7-14 days. The University College London researchers claimed effective of both… read-more

For the first time since July 2020, England has reported zero Covid-19 related fatalities while Wales reported only four COVID related deaths. Experts claim, the recent statistics indicate that lockdowns and mass vaccination drive helped in curbing the pandemic, as over 25% of the English population was administered COVID jab. PM Boris Johnson announced that seeing the decreased numbers, lockdown restrictions will be eased, but social… read-more