New strain of Covid-19

File Photo: A member of the medical staff holds a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Foch hospital in Suresnes, near Paris, France, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Global health officials back AstraZeneca vaccine after South Africa study rings alarm

The World Health Organization is soon expected to back the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in adults of all ages

A public health information message is seen at a bus stop in West Ealing as the South African variant of the novel coronavirus is reported in parts of the United Kingdom amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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UK detects South African coronavirus variant in people with no travel links

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Fresh data show toll South African virus variant takes on vaccine efficacy

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab which was isolated from a patient in the US. Photo: Reuters
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Pfizer vaccine likely works against UK variant: Studies

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab which was isolated from a patient in the US. Photo: Reuters
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UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab which was isolated from a patient in the US. Photo: Reuters
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US Ohio researchers discover two new Covid-19 variants

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab which was isolated from a patient in the US. Photo: Reuters
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Israel records four South African Covid-19 variant cases

India on Wednesday also extended the ban on flights to and from Britain by a week to 7 January. Picture: Reuters
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India recorded 29 cases of Covid-19 UK variant this week

First case of new Covid variant found in France as cases rise
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First case of new Covid variant found in France as cases rise

Passengers wearing protective masks walk to the check-in counters at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
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The new coronavirus variant in South Africa: Are concerns justified?

Social distancing signs are seen at the Hong Kong International Airport, following the coronavirus outbreak, in Hong Kong, China May 7, 2020. Picture taken May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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Hong Kong imposes 21-day quarantine for visitors, adds South Africa to banned list

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab which was isolated from a patient in the US. Photo: Reuters
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

New Covid strain may be in Bangladesh already: Experts

Mutated coronavirus variant from S.Africa found in UK, health minister says
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Mutated coronavirus variant from S.Africa found in UK, health minister says