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US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant: White House
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The United States will maintain existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible Covid-19 Delta variant and the rising number of US coronavirus cases, the White House confirmed on Monday.
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Pakistan: Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, Gwadar put on complete lockdown fo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases due to Delta variant, the administration in Gwadar on Friday imposed a complete lockdown in the entire district for next 15 days.
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Brazil is reopening despite the threat of the delta variant COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil] July 24 (ANI/FENA): Brazil is reopening despite the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant.
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COVID-19: Delta variant causes havoc in Pakistan's Karachi, city falls sho
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan] July 21 (ANI): With Karachi reporting a high number of Delta variant cases, several health experts have warned that COVID-19 situation in the city has become very dangerous, alarming and is the cause of serious concern.
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COVID-19: Canada extends ban on passenger flights from India till August 2
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 20 (ANI): Canada on Monday announced that it is extending the ban on incoming passenger flights from India for another month due to the Delta variant of COVID-19.
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Philippines logs 5,651 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,513,396
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 5,651 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,513,396.
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Current vaccines effective against COVID-19 Delta variant as per ICMR stud
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The current vaccines available in India are effective against the COVID-19 Delta variant as per the studies done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), says Dr N K Arora, co-chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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Delta variant is around 40-60 pc more transmissible than Alpha variant: Dr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 Delta variant is around 40-60 per cent more transmissible than Alpha Variant, revealed Dr NK Arora, Co-Chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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COVID-19: Sydney imposes stricter rules to curb spread of Delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], July 11 (ANI): Authorities in Australia's largest city, Sydney imposed new stricter rules to curb the spread of the Delta variant of coronavirus.
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All US-authorised COVID-19 vaccines effective against Delta variant, says
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday (local time) said that most COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and reiterated his request for people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
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J&J's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine shows promising signs against Delta
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], July 2 (ANI): Johnson & Johnson on Thursday (local time) announced that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed promising signs of protection against the Delta variant rapidly spreading across the US and other countries, in a small laboratory study.
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COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 1 (ANI/Xinhua) -- The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday.
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