How Delta, Kappa variants of Covid evade immune systemthe Delta, Kappa, and Delta Plus variants reduce virus neutralising potency from vaccine-induced antibodies.
11 Nov, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?The vaccines work by training your body to recognize and fight the spike protein that coats the coronavirus and helps it invade the body's ...
04 Nov, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
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
More than 200 million coronavirus cases worldwide: AFP tallyThe number of infections is currently rising sharply, driven primarily by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, but the number...
05 Aug, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
CDC internal report calls Delta variant as contagious as chickenpoxThe agency’s new masking guidelines for vaccinated people, introduced Tuesday, were based on the information presented in the document. The...
30 Jul, 2021, 11.05 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
From UK to Indonesia: How Delta variant is dominating global Covid surgeFirst identified in India last year, the fast-spreading variant has now become dominant in countries like the US and UK, leading to a signi...
09 Jul, 2021, 12.01 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
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
Delta Plus: Key things to know about new coronavirus variantOne potential risk that has sparked unease among the medical community is that the new variant may be able to bypass immunity provided by b...
24 Jun, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
Delta+ has been lurking in Maharashtra for over 2 months nowDelta-plus cases were found in six districts of Maharashtra, with the most detected in Ratnagiri (9) and Jalgaon (7). Although most had Cov...
23 Jun, 2021, 04.02 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
No sufficient data to be alarmed about Delta Plus variant: Maharashtra COVID-19 task force memberNotably, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said 21 cases of the Delta Plus variant, considered highly infectious, have been...
23 Jun, 2021, 11.33 AM IST
Covid: New 'Delta plus' variant identified; unlocking begins in some statesIndia has also been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. The country’s active caseload today stands at 9,73,158. The caselo...
15 Jun, 2021, 12.16 AM IST
WHO says only one strain of COVID Delta variant 'of concern'The B.1.617 variant of the virus, which has in part been blamed for India's explosive outbreak, has been dubbed a triple mutant variant sin...
02 Jun, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
Factors that led to renaming of coronavirus variants, including the one first found in IndiaThe WHO list has four "variants of concern". They were commonly being referred to as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants. From ...
01 Jun, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
WHO names COVID-19 variants 1st found in India as 'Kappa' and 'Delta'Apart from the B.1.617.2 variant, the B.1.1.7 strain first identified in the United Kingdom has been identified as 'Alpha variant'. The VOC...
01 Jun, 2021, 11.13 AM IST