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Page 43 - Latest Updates on Delta variant of coronavirus

Covid-19 vaccines targeting delta variant may be needed, say researchers

Most vaccinated countries in the world have seen surges in Covid cases and hospitalisations linked to the delta strain.

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Updated On : 04 Aug 2021 | 8:21 AM IST

Covid LIVE: Consider local curbs during festivals, Centre tells states

Coronavirus live updates: Serum Institute to test US firm's vaccines on children; Brazil cities ease curbs.

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Updated On : 04 Aug 2021 | 8:34 PM IST

DATA STORY: India reports 30,549 cases; active cases fall by 8,760

India has so far administered 478,544,114 vaccine doses. That is 1508.34 per cent of its total caseload, and 34.31 per cent of its population

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Updated On : 03 Aug 2021 | 3:12 PM IST

Covid LIVE: BMC allows local shops to remain open till 10 pm in Mumbai

Coronavirus live updates: Bharat Biotech's vaccine found effective against the Delta and Delta plus variants.

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Updated On : 03 Aug 2021 | 8:27 PM IST

Covaxin effective against Delta Plus Covid variant, says ICMR study

The domestically developed Covaxin is effective against the Delta plus variant of Covid-19, claims Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in its study released on Monday.

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Updated On : 02 Aug 2021 | 4:00 PM IST

Covid flares again in Wuhan as Delta variant challenges China's defenses

Delta has broken through the country's virus defenses, which are some of the strictest in the world, and reached nearly half of China's 32 provinces in a number of weeks.

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Updated On : 02 Aug 2021 | 2:23 PM IST

Forecasters who predicted India's coronavirus peak see new wave coming

Daily cases have grown persistently through July in Kerala and a few smaller north-eastern states

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Updated On : 02 Aug 2021 | 8:01 AM IST

China sounds Covid-19 alarm as Delta variant spreads to 18 provinces

The highly contagious Delta variant of the COVID-19 has raised major concerns in China as it spread to 18 provinces with fresh cases emerging in capital Beijing on Sunday.

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Updated On : 01 Aug 2021 | 8:25 PM IST

Coronavirus live: India logs 41,831 new cases, doc warns about 'R-value'

Coronavirus live updates: Karnataka makes negative RTPCR result mandatory for those entering from Kerala and Maharashtra

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Updated On : 01 Aug 2021 | 10:41 AM IST

DATA STORY: Active cases rise for third-day straight; 555 deaths reported

India has so far administered 456,033,754 vaccine doses. That is 1444.4 per cent of its total caseload, and 32.7 per cent of its population

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2021 | 1:41 PM IST

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till August 9

Coronavirus live updates: Antony Blinken pledges US support to the WHO's investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2021 | 7:20 PM IST

Covid-19 pandemic: Big Tech makes jabs mandatory, Twitter closes offices

Twitter started allowing employees back to its campuses in San Francisco and New York

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2021 | 1:37 AM IST

China's Delta outbreak tests limits of zero-tolerance Covid approach

Officials have confirmed that the new outbreak is caused by the Delta strain

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2021 | 1:32 AM IST

Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 22,064 new Covid cases; 2,052 in Karnataka

Coronavirus live updates: Kerala has half of all new Covid-19 cases in India; Google is deferring its date to bring employees back to office.

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2021 | 9:44 PM IST

Fed says progress made toward conditions for tapering bond buys

Any move to shrink policy support will be based on progress on the Fed's goals for jobs and inflation

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2021 | 12:02 AM IST

Coronavirus cases in Tokyo leap to new record of 2,848 amid Olympics

A four-day weekend to celebrate the opening of the sports spectacle is also likely to have led to a backlog of testing

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Updated On : 28 Jul 2021 | 1:52 AM IST

DATA STORY: India reports 39,361 new cases, 416 deaths; active cases rise

India has so far administered 435,196,001 vaccine doses. That is 1385.47 per cent of its total caseload, and 31.21 per cent of its population

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Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 4:45 PM IST

BS Number Wise: How efficient is India's Covid-19 vaccination programme?

India averages 109 vaccinations per site and the UK 126. It has fully vaccinated only 6 per cent of its population, as against 53 per cent in the UK

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Updated On : 27 Jul 2021 | 10:10 PM IST

Covid LIVE: 11,586 new cases in Kerala in a day; 4,877 in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: India's daily test positivity rate, which is percentage of people who test positive for Covid-19 compared to those who were tested, stays below 5%.

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Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 11:51 PM IST

What makes Covid-19 delta variant such a threat? Ten questions answered

The delta variant has some characteristics that give it a better chance of causing an infection, which means it escapes initial shield provided by antibodies, but vaccinated people are at a lower risk

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Updated On : 25 Jul 2021 | 6:55 AM IST