 | Passenger flights from UK to India resume from FridayAviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had announced earlier this month that only 30 flights per week will operate between India and the UK between January 8 and January 23. |
 | 'Alarming' virus variants need bolder response: WHOWhile it is natural for viruses to change over time and the variant is not believed to cause more severe symptoms, its "increased transmissibility", means it still raises concern, says WHO Europe. |
 | Amid fresh lockdown in UK, Boris Johnson cancels his India trip for 72nd Republic DayEngland is facing a third national lockdown that will go on till mid-February, as authorities struggle to stem a surge in coronavirus cases that have left hospitals across UK overwhelmed. |
 | New COVID-19 variant may enter Sri Lanka: health expertThe government's decision to allow over 500 tourists from Ukraine into the country sparked a controversy after drivers of the wild safari the tourist had been on were forced to be under quarantine. |
 | Recoveries go past 99 lakh as India adds less than 20,000 new COVID-19 casesThere are 2,50,183 active coronavirus cases in the country, which accounts for 2.43 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated. |
 | 38 UK returnees found positive for COVID in Delhi; new strain detected in seven patientsDelhi recorded 677 COVID-19 cases and 21 new fatalities on Wednesday, even as the positivity rate dropped to 0.8 per cent, authorities said. |
 | Plea for emergency travel as India extends UK travel ban over new COVID strainThe Indian High Commission in London said that it is on standby for any "emergency visa" requirements. |
 | Genome sequencing for all COVID-19 positive flyers who arrived in India from December 9 to 22India has put in place a pro-active and preventive strategy to detect and contain the mutant variant of the virus. |
 | South Korea reports its first cases of new coronavirus variantSouth Korea halted flights to and from the UK on December 23, but it is still possible to get from the UK to South Korea via other countries. |
 | South Africa rejects claim its Covid variant more dangerous than UK strainBritain's Matt Hancock had said that the variant there was "highly concerning, because it is yet more transmissible, and it appears to have mutated further" than the similar strain in Britain. |
 | New COVID-19 strain: Over 40 countries restrict travel from UKScotland had already closed its border with the rest of the United Kingdom before the new strain was made public. |
 | Chaos at Delhi airport, UK passengers stuck over eight hours to get COVID-19 reportAs per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), passengers from the UK will only be permitted to exit the airport when the report of all the passengers in the flight is out. |
 | 591 passengers from UK land in Mumbai in three flightsWhile 299 have been sent to various hotels for the mandatory quarantine, 292 are at the airport, a civic official said. |
 | New COVID-19 strain: Maharashtra announces night curfew, quarantine for European arrivals a mustAccording to an official statement here, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting in the light of the situation in the UK. |
 | New COVID-19 strain: Govt of India suspends flights from UK until December 31"Considering the prevailing situation in UK. Govt. of India has decided that all flights originating from UK to India to be suspended till 31st December 2020," the aviation ministry said in a tweet. |
