New UK strain

Maharashtra extends lockdown till January 31 amid concerns over new COVID-19 strain

The Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government had earlier allowed district collectors to impose night curfew in their respective jurisdictions after taking prior permission from the chief secretary of the state.

Dec 30, 2020, 14:13 PM IST

Telangana tight-lipped on lone UK returnee with new coronavirus strain despite Centre raising alarm

The lone positive patient is reportedly from the Warangal district of state but the Telangana government is still mum regarding tracing, testing and treating the possible contacts of this patient. Along with a single case in Telangana and one in Andhra Pradesh, who has been traced and being treated, three are from Bengaluru and one is from Pune.

Dec 30, 2020, 08:27 AM IST