10.19 am: Saudi Arabia on Sunday temporarily stopped all international flights and halted entry through its land and sea ports for at lea...
10.19 am: Saudi Arabia on Sunday temporarily stopped all international flights and halted entry through its land and sea ports for at least seven days, amid concerns over the new strain of the coronavirus found in Britain, reports AFP.
10.17 am: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Italy have all announced restrictions on travel to the United Kingdom as a new strain of the coronavirus increases concern, reports AP.
10.16 am: The Irish government has banned flights from Britain from Monday due to the fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus in England, reports AFP.
10.14 am: Thailand will test over 10,000 people for the coronavirus after an outbreak in its biggest seafood market, officials said Sunday, reports AFP.
10 am: Top United States Congress negotiators have come to an agreement on Sunday on an $1 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package, providing financial help to businesses and individuals hit during the pandemic, reports AP.
9.50 am: India’s coronavirus tally reaches 1,00,55,560 after 24,337 new cases were reported in 24 hours. The country’s toll rises by 333 to 1,45,810.
9.15 am: India expects to begin vaccinating people against Covid-19 by “any week” of January, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. The government has identified 30 crore people who will receive the shot in the first phase of inoculation, he added.
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