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UK to launch ‘Global Pandemic Radar’ to tackle virus variants
Updated On: 23 May, 2021 10:47 AM IST | London | Agencies
The spread of the variant, first detected in India, has raised concerns that England’s final step of the roadmap out of restrictions scheduled for June 21, might be delayed
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A public health digital board advises the public to follow the rules as a COVID-19 variant of concern is affecting the community in Bolton, northwest England. Pic/AFP
The UK government has launched plans for a new ‘Global Pandemic Radar’ to identify emerging Covid-19 variants and track new diseases around the world.
The WHO will lead an implementation group, supported by the Wellcome Trust, to launch this new international partnership to identify, track and share data on new the variants and monitor vaccine resistance in populations, according to a statement issued by the government on Friday.
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