Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 1 (ANI): After the discovery of a new strain of the COVID-19 variant C.1.2, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for international passengers arriving at the Mumbai airport from September 3.
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The new COVID-19 variant C.1.2, which was first reported in South Africa, has not been found in India so far, government sources told ANI.
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): A new study has shown that two months after the second Pfizer/Moderna vaccination, antibody response decreases 20 per cent in adults with prior cases of COVID-19. The study also tested how well current vaccines resist emerging variants.
Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], August 31 (ANI): Pauri Garhwal district reported its first case of Delta Plus AY-12 variant of coronavirus on Monday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 30 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases in Mumbai witnessed a slight hike, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Chahal on Monday said that sealing buildings with over five positive cases should be strictly done again.
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], August 30 (ANI): The number of Delta Plus COVID variant cases in Rudraprayag has risen to 15 after a fresh case was reported, said the district health department on Monday.
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.
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.
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.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 25 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh's Indore has reported its first two cases of Delta plus variant of COVID-19, said Dr Amit Malakar, COVID-19 Nodal Officer on Wednesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 25 (ANI): The cases of Delta Plus variant of coronavirus in Maharashtra has gone up to 103 after 27 new infections were reported in the state, the state health department said on Tuesday.