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Brazil is reopening despite the threat of the delta variant COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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Philippines to impose travel ban on Malaysia, Thailand to prevent Delta va
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines will ban inbound travelers from Malaysia and Thailand from July 25 to 31 to prevent the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus Delta variant, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday.
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PM Castex confirms France now in 4th wave of COVID-19 due to rising Delta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 22 (ANI): French Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed on Wednesday that the country is now in its fourth wave of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Delta variant causes havoc in Pakistan's Karachi, city falls sho
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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France introduces Covid passport to enter cinemas, museums, matches
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris (France) July 21 (ANI/FENA) People who want to go to cinemas, museums, sports matches and other cultural events in France will have to show proof of the Covid-19 vaccine or a negative test starting Wednesday, as the country faces a sudden jumping new cases of coronavirus highly transmi
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Assam: Fully vaccinated doctor infected with two COVID variants
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], July 21 (ANI): A fully vaccinated doctor in Assam's Dibrugarh district has been found to be simultaneously infected with two different COVID-19 variants of concern -- Alpha and Delta.
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Delta variant makes up 83 pc of COVID cases in US: CDC director
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): The highly contagious delta variant, a strain of COVID-19 first detected in India, now makes up approximately 83 per cent of coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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COVID-19: Canada extends ban on passenger flights from India till August 2
Updated : 4 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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Manipur imposes 10-day total curfew from July 18
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 18 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 cases in the state surge due to the Delta variant, the Manipur government on Friday imposed a total lockdown in the state for 10 days from July 18.
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