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Delta variant more prevalent in COVID second wave in Kerala: Pinarayi Vija
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 11 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that the more dangerous Delta variant of the Coronavirus was more prevalent in Kerala during the outbreak of the second wave of Covid in the State and added that the threat of the second
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Polavaram project: Godavari water released to delta through spillway
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 11 (ANI): In what is being seen as a major development in the realisation of the Polavaram project, Godavari river water was released to the delta region through the spillway on Friday.
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'Delta' COVID-19 variant found to be predominant despite complete, partial
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): A preliminary study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Delhi claimed that the presence of COVID-19 Delta variant (B1.617.2) is predominantly found even after getting a single dose or both doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Lifting COVID-19 restrictions too quickly can be disastrous for those not
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], June 7 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said with the increased global transmission of variants of concern including the Delta variant, lifting restrictions too quickly could be disastrous for those who are not
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UK reports another 5,341 coronavirus cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported another 5,341 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,516,892, according to official figures released on Sunday.
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UK reports another 5,765 coronavirus cases as govt continues to mull easin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain on Saturday reported another 5,765 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the government continues to consider whether or not to go ahead with the final step of easing restrictions on June 21.
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Bhubaneswar DCP clarifies on alleged 'kidnapping' viral video, says man wa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 5 (ANI): After a video of an alleged 'kidnapping' at Delta Chowk area of Bhubaneswar went viral on social media, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Uma Shankar Dash on Friday clarified that the man, who was reportedly kidnapped, was an escapee from a d
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Delta variant prime suspect in COVID-19 cases across Varanasi: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad and Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi has collaboratively sequenced genomes of coronavirus variants in Varanasi and adjoining areas and have come across at least seven major strains of
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'Super infectious' Delta variant reason behind second Covid wave: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): A study has revealed that the Delta variant, which was first detected in India, is "more infectious" and is also the reason behind the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Vietnam's suspicious coronavirus variant not hybrid strain: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], June 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A suspicious coronavirus variant detected in Vietnam is part of the existing Delta strain and not a new hybrid mutation, a World Health Organization official said.
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UK reports no new daily COVID deaths, first since last year
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 2 (ANI): The United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday (local time) reported no new daily COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, for the first time since last year.
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COVID-19: WHO renames coronavirus B.1.617.2 strain as 'Delta variant'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 1 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday renamed the B.1.617.2 variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, as the 'Delta variant'.
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