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CDC urges vaccinated people to wear masks again in US
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday (local time) to prevent further spread of the Delta variant in the United States, by mandating vaccinated people to wear masks in certain situations.
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Pakistan: PAC unearths discrepancies in COVID-19 aid distribution
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Pakistan on Monday unearthed the discrepancies in COVID-19 aid distribution in the country.
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COVID-19: Delta variant dominates in Slovenia, over 100 infections report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ljubljana [Slovenia] July 27 (ANI/FENA): In the last 24 hours, 106 new coronavirus infections and no deaths among patients have been confirmed in Slovenia, the Slovenian government announced on Tuesday.
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Nepal confirms new mutant of 'Delta' variant of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 27 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday has confirmed infection of a new mutant of COVID-19's Delta variant as the cases continues to rise with the relaxation of prohibitory orders.
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Delta variant identified in Nanjing's COVID-19 clusters
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The virus strain behind the latest clusters of COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has been identified as the highly infectious Delta variant, local authorities said Tuesday.
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US to maintain travel restrictions, citing Delta variant: White House
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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Delta variant now dominant in European region: WHO, ECDC warn
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern is now the dominant variant in most of Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday.
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Pakistan: Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, Gwadar put on complete lockdown fo
Updated : 4 years, 8 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, 8 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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May need COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for emerging variants: AIIMS chief
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): With various mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 emerging in the near future, there might be a need for the country to adopt a booster dose with second-generation COVID-19 vaccines, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) chief Dr Randeep Guleria. Read More
Philippines to impose travel ban on Malaysia, Thailand to prevent Delta va
Updated : 4 years, 8 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, 8 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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