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Covid new strain: How India is preparing to tackle UK & variants of virus

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Covid new strain: How India is preparing to tackle UK & variants of virus

Covid new strain: How India is preparing to tackle UK & variants of virus

COVID-19 vaccines will work against new variants of the virus and there is no evidence that current vaccines will fail to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 mutants reported from the UK or South Africa, the government said on Tuesday.

NITI Aayog member (health) Dr V K Paul said there has been a consistent decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths which is reassuring given the current scenario across the world.

The government briefed on how it plans to deal with the new variants of the virus.

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