New Zealand registers 95 new community cases of Delta variant
Dec 10, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 95 new cases of the Delta variant in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country's current community outbreak to 9,552.
NZ reports 201 new community cases of Delta variant
Nov 12, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 201 new Delta variant cases of Covid-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's community outbreak to 5,196.
New Zealand registers 19 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Oct 01, 2021, at 03:21 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 19 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the country's community outbreak to 1,268.
China: COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak spikes in Fujian
Sep 21, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Beijing: Local authorities have stepped up travel restrictions and suspended mass activities ahead of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival as COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak has spiked in Fujian province of China.
Chinese authorities shut down schools, events as Delta cases surge in Fujian
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:22 am
Conducting rounds of tests and shutting down schools, authorities in the Chinese region of Fujian have been alert as the more transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus is spreading fast in the southeastern province, media reports said.
COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:04 pm
New York: Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Covid: Five cases of Delta variant sub-lineage AY.12 detected in Uttarakhand
Sep 01, 2021, at 01:18 am
Dehradun/IBNS: Uttarakhand has reported five cases of AY.12 variant of Delta - three in Nainital district, one in Kotdwar area of Pauri Garhwal district, and 1 in Rudraprayag district, according to media reports.
Covid19 vaccine efficacy dropped as Delta variant arose : CDC
Aug 26, 2021, at 02:25 am
The effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines in frontline workers fell to 66 per cent after the Delta variant emerged compared to 91 per cent before it became dominant, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Study shows antibodies elicited by COVID-19 vaccination effective against Delta variant
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:01 am
Washington: Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading the antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
COVID-19: New Zealand reports six new Delta cases
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:24 pm
Wellington: New Zealand has reported six new Delta COVID-19 cases which include one fully vaccinated nurse from an Auckland hospital, media reports said.
Pandemic far from over, 8 states show rise in R-Factor: Centre warns amid Delta variant spread
Aug 04, 2021, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is "still raging" and eight states have shown a rise in the R-factor, which is a "significant problem".
Centre sounds alert after Covid positivity rate soars in 10 states
Aug 01, 2021, at 02:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has warned 10 states to intensify their Covid control measures, including vaccination of people above 45, as the positivity rate in some districts of these states soared above 10 per cent.
Australia: Lockdown imposed in Brisbane after Delta virus infection cases emerge
Jul 31, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Brisbane: Lockdown is back in several Australian regions as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread in the nation.
Delta variant, a warning the COVID-19 virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New York: Cases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, mostly fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, which has spread to 132 countries, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
Delta variant capable of infecting fully vaccinated people: Virologists
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of Coronavirus, having the potential to infect even the fully-vaccinated people, virologists and epidemiologists have observed, raising concern at a time when most parts of the world are relaxing restrictions.
COVID-19 booster strategy as Delta multiplies, highlights ‘disappointing inequality’: WHO
Jul 13, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New York: The COVID-19 Delta variant is travelling around the world at a “scorching pace” driving a new spike in cases and deaths, but it’s exposing a ‘hugely uneven and inequitable’ global gap in vaccine supply, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Covaxin overall 77.8% effective against COVID-19, claims Bharat Biotech
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech has claimed its anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is 77.8% effective against the deadly virus.
Johnson & Johnson says its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Delta variant
Jul 02, 2021, at 02:27 pm
New Jersey: Johnson & Johnson on Thursday announced data that demonstrated its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and other highly prevalent SARS-CoV-2 viral variants.
Delta plus strain calls for urgent measures, including vaccination: WHO representative
Jun 27, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Vaccination and safety measures such as wearing face masks are essential when it comes to fighting the Delta Plus coronavirus variant, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said.
COVID-19 Delta variant has potential to make ‘epidemic curve exponentially’
Jun 26, 2021, at 10:33 pm
New York: The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date.
WHO concerned about transmissibility of Delta coronavirus variant, says Tedros
Jun 26, 2021, at 03:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the transmissibility of the Delta coronavirus variant, first identified in India and now present in 85 countries, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
Delta Plus variant case diagnosed in Andhra Pradesh: Health Minister
Jun 26, 2021, at 01:36 am
Vijayawada/UNI: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Health Alla Kalikrishna Srinivas said that a delta plus variant case was diagnosed in Tirupati a few days ago and the patient has recovered.
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.
Maharashtra reports over 10,000 fresh COVID-19 cases amid concern over Delta variant
Jun 24, 2021, at 05:56 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 10,066 new COVID-19 cases, which is up from 8,470 cases on Tuesday.
COVID-19: More than 40 Delta Plus cases detected in India
Jun 23, 2021, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 40 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 have been detected in India with clusters seen in three states, Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, media reports said.
Jun 23, 2021, at 04:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry has alerted and advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh regarding the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 being found in some districts in these States.
21 cases of Delta COVID variant detected in Maharashtra so far: State health minister
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:35 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Twenty-one cases of Delta Plus COVID variant have been detected in Maharashtra during the devastating second wave of the pandemic, state health minister Rajesh tope said on Monday.
Sputnik V vaccine is more efficient against Delta variant of coronavirus: Study
Jun 16, 2021, at 12:01 am
Moscow: The Russia-developed Sputnik V vaccine has been found working efficiently against the Delta variant of the COVID-19 disease, a study revealed on Tuesday.
Delta variant of Covid can infect even after Covishield, Covaxin jabs: AIIMS study
Jun 09, 2021, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The 'delta' variant of COVID-19, the version first detected in India in October last year, can infect people even after they have received both jabs of the Covaxin or Covishield vaccines, new studies, done separately by AIIMS (Delhi) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), revealed.
Gap between two Covid vaccine doses should be reduced to combat Delta variant: Lancet study
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the spread of the Delta variant of coronavirus, which is dominant in India, the gap between the two doses should be reduced and boosters must be provided to those whose immunity may not be high enough, The Lancet journal said in a new study.