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Warnings as Southeast Asia’s biggest economies ease COVID-19 curbs
By Matthew Tostevin and Stanley Widianto BANGKOK/JAKARTA (Reuters) - As Indonesia and Thailand start to ease COVID-19 curbs after seeing case numbers fall, health experts say cases of new infections…
Sputnik V jab 83 per cent effective against Delta variant, says Russian health ministry
Moscow [Russia] August 11 (ANI): Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 83 per cent effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on…
Delta strain breaks Chinese COVID-19 firewall
Beijing [China], August 2 (ANI): China is facing its biggest Covid outbreak since the disease first emerged there in late 2019, with the Delta variant now spreading far and wide.…
COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland], July 29 (ANI): The global number of new COVID-19 cases reported last week (19-25 July) was over 3.8 million, an 8 per cent increase as compared to the…
PM Castex confirms France now in 4th wave of COVID-19 due to rising Delta cases
Paris [France], July 22 (ANI): French Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed on Wednesday that the country is now in its fourth wave of COVID-19. "We are in the fourth wave," Castex…
Delta variant makes up 83 pc of COVID cases in US: CDC director
By Reena Bhardwaj Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): The highly contagious delta variant, a strain of COVID-19 first detected in India, now makes up approximately 83 per cent of…
Current vaccines effective against COVID-19 Delta variant as per ICMR studies: Dr NK Arora
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The current vaccines available in India are effective against the COVID-19 Delta variant as per the studies done by the Indian Council of Medical…
Delta variant is around 40-60 pc more transmissible than Alpha variant: Dr NK Arora
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 Delta variant is around 40-60 per cent more transmissible than Alpha Variant, revealed Dr NK Arora, Co-Chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).…
Delta variant responsible for breakthrough infections during second wave of COVID-19 in India
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on variants responsible for the second wave of COVID-19 has revealed that the…
WHO warns of ‘early stages’ of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta variant surge
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday warned the world about the 'early stages' of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta surge. "Unfortunately...we…
Dr Fauci terms Delta strain of COVID-19 as ‘nasty variant’
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Sunday (local time) characterised the Delta strain of COVID-19 as a "nasty variant". "It is very clear…
Sputnik V gives 90 pc protection against Delta strain of COVID-19: Scientist
Novosibirsk [Russia], July 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Viral vector and mRNA vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V, provide enough protection against the new Delta strain of the coronavirus, Head of the Novosibirsk State…
