India registers 38,667 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

Aug 14, 2021, at 03:00 pm

New Delhi: India, which registered three deaths due to Delta Plus strain of the COVID-19 virus, clocked 38,667 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.

COVID19: Three deaths reported in Maharashtra from Delta Plus variant

Aug 13, 2021, at 09:30 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Three people have died after being infected by the Delta Plus Covid variant in Maharashtra, including one in Mumbai, at a time the state is trying to ease stringent restrictions in place for months.

Sputnik V protects against Indian strain although effectiveness drops: Denis Logunov

Jun 29, 2021, at 11:43 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine still protects against the Indian coronavirus strain and the 2.6 times decrease in effectiveness is in fact not significant, Denis Logunov, deputy director for scientific work at the Gamaleya research center that developed the vaccine, assured on Tuesday.

Covid19: Study on effectiveness of vaccines against Delta Plus underway, says ICMR

Jun 28, 2021, at 05:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid rising cases of Delta Plus variant of coronavirus and an impending third wave of Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said it is examining the effectiveness of the vaccines against the new mutant strain, according to media reports.

Pfizer claims its Covid19 vaccine 'very effective' against Delta variant

Jun 25, 2021, at 06:35 am

New Delhi/IBNS: US pharma giant Pfizer, which is in the final stages of closing a coronavirus vaccine deal with the Indian government, has said its jab is very effective against the Delta variant of the virus, according to media reports.