The UK takes advance steps to stay safe from a new variant of covid-19 detected in Africa
New Delhi: The United Kingdom government on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries after a new variant was detected.
The Authority of the United Kingdom asked all states and union territories to conduct rigorous screening and testing of all international travelers coming from or transiting through South Africa, Hong Kong, and Botswana, where a new Covid-19 variant of serious public health implications has been reported.
The spectre of the Covid-19 pandemic is haunting Europe again. In some places, it is the third coming and in others, it could even be the fourth wave of the pestilence. The US also has seen an increase in the number of cases in recent weeks, and hospitals and health services are again facing stress.
The surge in cases has raised concern not only in Europe and the US but globally.
In the last few months, the government of India has done fabulous work to prevent the covid-19 virus spread and contain it in the nation. The process of vaccination has played a vital role also in the fight against coronavirus. India steadily reports a decline in the number of new cases.
The Indian Medical experts during expressing their views on the coronavirus surge in several countries said that countries, where cases are noticeably increased, should learn many things from India.
(_Vinayak Barot)
