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FIR Against Kamal Nath For 'Indian Variant' Corona Remark
Several BJP leaders on May 23 lodged an FIR against former MP CM Kamal Nath, after the latter called coronavirus' B.1.617 variant as "Indian variant" in a press conference. The case has been registered under the IPC and the Disaster Management Act, for spreading fake news, circulating false alarm and creating panic. Meanwhile, Kamal Nath has defended his stance and called the FIR as "an act of desperation".
Tags: Kamal Nath, FIR, indian variant, Covid-19, BJP
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Prakash Javadekar Slams Kamal Nath For Calling B.1.617 Indian Variant
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has slammed former MP CM Kamal Nath for labelling the B.1.617 variant of coronavirus as "Indian variant". He also criticised the opposition for weakening the fight against COVID-19. Accusing Nath of "insulting the nation", Javadekar questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi for not taking action against the former CM. The WHO had earlier directed that no country's name should be attributed to any variant of… read-more
Tags: Covid-19, Kamal Nath, Prakash Javadekar, WHO, indian variant
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Singapore Invokes Misinformation Law On COVID-19 Variant Claims
The Singapore government on May 20 invoked anti-misinformation law to warn against the false claims of 'Singapore COVID-19 variant' on social media. Recently, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal received backlash for urging the Centre to ban flights from Singapore due to the COVID variant. However, denying the claims, Singapore termed it as 'unfounded assertions.' The Singapore government said, the variant that increased COVID cases in city is of Indian… read-more
Tags: SINGAPORE, CM Arvind Kejriwal, COVID-19 outbreak, indian variant
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WHO Confirms Traces Of Indian Variant Of Coronavirus In 44 Countries
The World Health Organization on May 12 claimed that Indian variant of the coronavirus, B.1.617, has been found in 44 countries across 6 WHO regions. The health agency also said that Britain has reported the most number of cases of the Indian variant so far. Moreover, B.1.617 has been added to the list wherein three other deadly variants, found in Britain, Brazil, and South Africa, have already been mentioned.
Tags: WHO, Covid-19, UK, indian variant
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