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India from November 25 to Of the travellers who test- December 8, 2020 (the first and 2606/0.1& ) :$9$#"7 "$8#9 :$"$#79 ed positive seven landed in second week starting -&04401/4 =0 :$44$"9 $9:6$89$68" Amritsar, five in Delhi, four in November 25) will be contact- $8$:6 "$7"8$6$94 Ahmedabad, including a ed by District Surveillance British national, two in Kolkata, Officers and advised to self- $9#$87 :$"$74$99 one in Chennai. One is a crew monitor their health. If anyone $78$:" $86$74$74 member of Air India. among them develops symp- < $68$48 "$:9 $6"$#:7 While the Government on toms, they will take the RT- Tuesday claimed that there is PCR test and standard follow- >%0 $:$6 6$68$"$4 no trace of new variant of the up action would be initiated,” 5 / $::$:6 :$74$"8$88 Covid-19 detected in the UK in as per the document released India, on the first day itself of here for epidemiological sur- issuing guidelines to check the veillance and response to the ! virus, the detection of so many new variant. Covid positive fliers from In fact, sources in the ! "## % Britain arriving here is a cause Ministry said efforts are already &'()*##*! of serious concern. on to contact those who arrived The new strain is said to be in India from the UK in this The Ministry has mandat- this part of the spike protein Those found negative in *"* ) more transmissible and affect- period i.e. from November 25 has tested positive for coron- ed RT-PCR test and isolation in may result in the virus becom- RT-PCR test at the airport ing the younger population. to December 8. Though at a avirus on Tuesday. His sample a separate unit of an institu- ing more infectious and spread- would be advised quarantine at While their samples have press conference, Dr VK Paul, has been sent to Pune to check tional facility if a traveller is ing more easily between peo- home and followed up, while been sent to the National Niti Aayog member, said that if it is the new strain of the found positive. ple,” the Ministry warned. the passengers who are found !"# Centre for Disease Control for the new strain that has been virus. “The new variant of the It said that all travellers positive shall be isolated in an $ research, the detection spreading rapidly in the UK has Seven passengers and a SARS-CoV-2 virus, reported in from the UK will be required institutional isolation facility in % suggests that the mutated not been detected in India yet crew member who arrived here the UK, is estimated by the to declare, according to exist- a separate unit coordinated by & '%(%$ virus may be already doing the but the SOP clearly rings alarm from the UK in an Air India European Centre for Disease ing procedure, their travel his- the respective state health ) * rounds in the country, sources bells. flight tested positive for coro- Control (ECDC) to be more tory of the past 14 days and fill authorities. They would ear- $ in the Union Health Ministry Six passengers who tested navirus on Tuesday. Among the day after it announced sus- transmissible and affecting a up the self-declaration form to mark specific facilities for such +% $ said. positive on their arrival in infected passengers are six men Apension of flights from the younger population. be screened for Covid-19. isolation and treatment, it - + (%$ The test results of passen- India were among the 266 who and two women. UK from December 25 to this “This variant is defined All passengers coming said. + L/0 10M gers who arrived from the travelled by the Air India Flight The Air India flight from year-end as a safety precaution by a set of 17 changes or muta- from the UK from December A spike gene-based RT- + (% United Kingdom have raised that landed in the national London had landed at in the wake of emergence of a tions. One of the most signifi- 21 to 23 would be subjected to PCR test should also be per- / + - serious question on safety of air Capital at 10.40 pm on Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ramdas Jee new variant of coronavirus, cant is an N501Y mutation in the RT-PCR test on arrival formed by an appropriate lab- %4 % passengers as to whether prop- Monday. A passenger who International Airport with 250 the Union Health Ministry the spike protein that the virus and this has to be ensured by oratory in case of a positive er screening is being done returned from the United passengers and 22 crew mem- issued the SOP for the travellers uses to bind to the human respective State Governments, sample, the Health Ministry before they board the plane in Kingdom via Delhi to Chennai bers at 12.30 am last night. coming from Britain. ACE2 receptor. Changes in the SOP stated. recommended. 2! ! ! R""#$ ! % * 3 / Q# R % * * + =* )$1( 1 " + he State Police gunned down People's Liberation ) .2 3R '%( ) TFront of India (PLFI) Area Commander, Punai Oraon, a rewardee of Rs 2 lakh on his head in an +" + %2 + ) , encounter here on Tuesday. # - . Acting on a tip off received by SSP Surendra Washington/New Delhi: US President Kumar Jha, a QRT team of district police sur- Donald Trump has conferred the Legion of /0" rounded Oraon and during an encounter the Merit, one of the highest military honours of extremist was killed. the US, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi There was terror of Punai in the border areas for his leadership in elevating bilateral strate- of Khunti, Gumla and Ranchi districts. A total of gic partnership and accelerating emergence 14 cases are registered against Punai Oraon in dif- of India as a global power. nother hope of bringing an ferent police stations of Ranchi and Khunti. Police Prime Minister Modi thanked President Aend to the stand-off were looking for him for a long time. Trump for the honour, saying the award etting aside speculation between farmers and the Jharkhand Police had declared a reward of Rs recognises efforts of people of India and US Sabout the mode and sched- Government ended on Tuesday two lakh on his head. The police were looking for to improve ties. “I am deeply honoured to be ule of board examinations, after the protesting farmers him for a long time. awarded the Legion of Merit by @POTUS Union Education Minister on Tuesday said a decision on Punai Oraon was very close to to PLFI supre- @realDonaldTrump. It recognises the efforts Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on the Central Government’s offer mo Dinesh Gope. He also used deadly weapons like of the people of India & the US to improve Tuesday stated that the CBSE for fresh talks has been deferred AK-47. He was extorting money from land traders bilateral ties, reflected in the bipartisan con- board examinations will be CBSE board exams 2021 will to Wednesday, even as they and big businessmen in Ranchi. He used to deliv- sensus in both countries about the Indo-US held offline only and that no not be held in January and remained adamant on their er the money of levy to Dinesh Gope. Strategic Partnership,” Modi tweeted on exams, including practicals, February. The exact exam demand to repeal the three It may be mentioned here that Security forces Tuesday. will be held before the end of schedule will be decided after farm laws. ! " # P a day earlier on Monday morning gunned down The PM said the 21st century presents February 2021. February 2021,” said Besides, two other impor- % & ' ( ' Jidan Gudia, a dreaded rebel of banned left wing both unprecedented challenges as well as During a virtual interac- Nishank. tant developments of the day outfit PLFI at village Koyangsar under Murhu police opportunities. “The India-US relationship can tion with teachers from across “I received a lot of requests included a statement by farm- Ambani. said Kulwant Singh Sandhu, station of Khunti district. leverage the vast potential of our people’s the country, Nishank said more from various #students & ers in which they said they “We all farmers have also farmers’ leader. Koyangsar is the bordering area of Murhu unique strengths to provide global leadership modalities on the board exams #teachers to postpone @cbsein- would write to Britain MPs, decided to throw away all the The farmers protesting at police station of Khunti district and Bandgawn for the benefit of entire humanity… On behalf and other entrance tests like dia29 board #exams for Class urging them to press their towers installed by corporate Ghazipur border on Tuesday police station of West Singhbhum district.