Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that capitalism and greed gave Britain its success in vaccinating its population, a remark that could rile up Brussels at a time when Britain faces an EU threat to block vaccine imports.

Boris Johnson says capitalism, greed gave Britain its vaccine success

At least 16 cases of another new strain of novel coronavirus have been detected in the UK, making authorities designate it as a "variant under investigation". The newly-detected variant has a mutation in common with the South Africa and Brazil strains, reports BBC.

Another new coronavirus strain found in UK designated 'variant under investigation'

Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday expressed concerns about variants of the coronavirus now appearing in the US, and said that the more highly contagious UK variant, known as B.

Fauci says UK coronavirus variant to become more dominant in US by March

A top UK scientist has confirmed that one of the novel coronavirus variants found in Brazil is already in Britain. Prof Wendy Barclay, who is heading up the G2P-UK National Virology Consortium, a newly launched project to study the effects of emerging Covid-19 mutations, said one of the two Brazilian variants had been found in the UK.

Brazil variant already in UK, confirms top scientist

As scientists struggle to gauge the severity of mutant Wuhan virus strains, countries are falling back on lockdowns and quarantines. Is the fear warranted, or an overreaction? Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a full report.

Gravitas: Panic spreads over mutant Wuhan virus strains

Moderna Inc said it expects that the immunity induced by its COVID-19 vaccine would be protective against the coronavirus variants reported in the UK. The company said it plans to run tests to confirm the vaccine's activity against any strain.

Moderna expects its COVID-19 vaccine to protect against UK coronavirus variant

Are we staring at Pandemic 2.0? There is a new virus strain. Fresh lockdowns & travel bans are being imposed. This time the virus is more transmissible. Is this a new phase of the pandemic? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has the details

Gravitas: A new phase of the Pandemic

A new strain of the Wuhan virus has forced more than 20 countries to block travel from the United Kingdom. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how a mutated version of the virus is spelling disaster.

Gravitas: The 'Mutant' Wuhan Virus is spreading

A fresh round of restrictions has forced millions within the United Kingdom to cancel their Christmas plans. With neighbours imposing travel bans, The UK now finds itself cut off from Europe. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why the UK is being called the 'sick man of Europe'.

Gravitas: Christmas is cancelled in the United Kingdom

The British government on December 19 alerted the World Health Organisation about a new variant of the coronavirus that the Prime Minister said maybe “up to 70 per cent” more transmissible than earlier strains.

UK: New coronavirus strains spread exponentially