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US economic recovery remains on track amid rising Covid cases: Moody's
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 30 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service said on Monday it does not expect the Covid Delta variant's spread to derail the current US economic recovery.
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COVID 19: Patients suffering from Delta variant more likely need hospital
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK] August 28 (ANI/FENA): Patients suffering from the Delta variant of the coronavirus are twice as likely to need hospital treatment compared to the people infected with the Alpha strain of the deadly virus that was previously prevalent in the UK.
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S Korea reports 1,793 more COVID-19 cases, 246,951 in total
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 28 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,793 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 246,951.
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S Korea reports 1,418 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 23 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,418 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 237,782.
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Sensex down 300 points, Tata Steel cracks 8.8 pc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed over half a per cent lower on Friday with steel stocks being under selling pressure as a sharp plunge in iron ore futures across the world spooked investors.
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Israel tightening restrictions due to increase in number of delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] August 19 (ANI/FENA): New restrictions on controlling the spread of coronavirus came into force in Israel on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called on citizens to get vaccinated, and after the highest daily number of coronavirus infected since January.
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ICMR study in Chennai shows vaccination reduces mortality due to Delta var
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 19 (ANI): An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study conducted in Chennai has found that the Delta variant has the potential to infect both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, but it reduces mortality among the former group.
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Findings help explain why vaccinated people at low risk during delta surge
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): 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 antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study
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COVID-19: New Zealand PM announces lockdown over single suspected Delta va
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], August 18 (ANI): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a nationwide lockdown after the country confirmed the first locally transmitted COVID-19 since February.
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Maharashtra: 80 pc samples for genome sequencing test positive for Delta v
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 17 (ANI): Out of the total samples sent for genome sequencing of COVID-19 positive patients in Maharashtra, 80 per cent of samples have tested positive for Delta variant, according to the state health department.
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US approves third dose of COVID vaccine for people with weak immune system
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 13 (ANI/FENA): US drug regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems may receive an extra dose of Pfizer or Moderna to better protect them as the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.
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Tom Hardy's 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' release delayed
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The release of Tom Hardy's upcoming outing 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' has been delayed amid a surge in COVID-19 cases due in large part to the Delta variant.
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