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No evidence to suggest AY.4 variant of coronavirus has higher infectivity rate than Delta: ScientistSix persons in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh were found infected with AY.4, Chief medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of the state B S Sa...25 Oct, 2021, 11.22 PM IST- Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?Delta's ability to spread more easily makes it more of a risk to children and underscores the need for masks in schools and vaccinations fo...23 Sep, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
- Delta variant accounts for 83% of US cases, says CDC"The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease, and vaccination is the most powerful tool we ...21 Jul, 2021, 06.49 AM IST
- US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci terms Delta strain of COVID-19 as 'nasty variant'"The bad news is that we have a very nasty variant, the good news is that we have a vaccine that works against it," The Hill quoted Fauci's...11 Jul, 2021, 09.32 PM IST
- How does the Delta variant dodge the immune system? Scientists find cluesThe variant, first identified in India, is believed to be about 60% more contagious than Alpha, the version of the virus that thrashed Brit...08 Jul, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
- CCMB Findings: Covid Delta variant predominant in VaranasiThe study was conducted by CCBM in collaboration with the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi wherein they sequenced genomes of coro...08 Jul, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
- Delta plus has more affinity for lung tissues in comparison to other COVID-19 strains: NTAGI chiefA new viral variant of the coronavirus, Delta Plus, was identified on June 11. It was recently classified as a variant of concern. Till now...27 Jun, 2021, 01.45 PM IST
- 48 Delta Plus cases found so far, Maharashtra tops the listInfections with the Delta Plus variant have been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil ...26 Jun, 2021, 07.58 AM IST
- Explained: How Delta variant, first found in India, is spreading rapidly around the worldThe highly transmissible variant, first identified in India in late-2020, is behind the fresh surge being reported in countries like the UK...25 Jun, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
- Delta variant to be dominant in Germany in summer: Health minister"The Delta variant will have the upper hand over the summer, it's more a matter of weeks than months," Spahn told a news conference, adding...25 Jun, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
- 5 cases of COVID-19 'Delta Plus' variant in Madhya Pradesh; 1 dead'Delta Plus' has been declared a variant of concern by the Centre. So far, three persons from Bhopal and two from Ujjain have been found in...24 Jun, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
- What is the Delta variant of coronavirus with K417N mutation?The 'Delta Plus' variant is a sub-lineage of the Delta variant which was first detected in India. Some scientists say this new mutation is ...23 Jun, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
- COVID-19 vaccines less effective against Delta variant, says WHOThe WHO expert added that the "constellation of mutations" in coronavirus variants could lead to vaccines becoming ineffective.21 Jun, 2021, 11.13 PM IST
- US' Centers for Disease Control calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern'Earlier, the CDC had considered the Delta variant to be a variant of interest. It also underscore delta to be 50 per cent faster than the A...16 Jun, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
- Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Lancet studyResearchers at Public Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offered better protection...15 Jun, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
- UK says Delta coronavirus variant 60 per cent more transmissibleThe Delta variant, which first emerged in India, has caused a rise in cases in the UK, prompting questions about whether social distancing ...11 Jun, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
- Delta coronavirus variant believed to have 60% transmission advantage: UK epidemiologistThe Delta coronavirus variant of concern, first identified in India, is believed to be 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant which ...09 Jun, 2021, 09.09 PM IST
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