Everything we know about the Indian COVID-19 variant so far

Apr 21, 2021

Notices about the shortage of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, are seen outside a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Mumbai, India

India is witnessing a surge in COVID-10 cases. Image: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Grace C Roberts

Research Fellow in Virology, Queen's University Belfast

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a woman walks past a sign advertising a covid-19 vaccine hub in the UK's westminster abbey

Over 30 million people in the UK have received a first vaccine dose. Image: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE

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From April 23, UK arrivals from India who don’t have British residency or a British or Irish passport will be refused entry. Image: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA-EFE

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