Delta variant

New Delhi: The World Health Organization on Sunday said preliminary data on Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 suggested lower vaccine efficacy and higher transmissibility of the variant but severity of Covid-19 diseases caused by the new…

Burla: At least two  out of the 21 samples of the students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, sent for genome sequencing, tested positive with Delta variant of Covid-19. Notably, 22 MBBS…

Geneva: The delta variant of Covid-19 is the globally dominant variant circulating around the world, out-competing the alpha, beta and gamma variants, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's (WHO) technical lead on Covid-19 told…

New Delhi: The prevalence of B.1.617.2 (Delta variant) "was not different between the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups," a study by the ICMR on covid-infected individuals in the city has indicated. B.1.617.2, or the Delta variant of…

London: A large UK study showed that Vaccines against Covid-19 are less effective against the delta variant. The results are likely to fuel calls to give booster shots to the fully vaccinated even as countries around the world still lack…

New Delhi: Outbreaks of the Delta variant have prompted China and Australia to impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions. China's most serious surge of coronavirus infections in months spread to two more areas Saturday -- Fujian province and…

Melbourne: The coronavirus lockdown imposed in Melbourne will be lifted late on Tuesday as Delta variant outbreak in Australia's second-biggest city has been contained. Neighbouring South Australia state will also ease stay-at-home…

New Delhi: The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is around 40-60 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, said Dr N K Arora, co-chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG). "B.1.617.2, a variant of COVID-19 is…

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to announce a further relaxation in coronavirus restrictions in England soon, despite a surge in daily cases linked to the Delta variant. Johnson is expected to move ahead with the…

New York: The single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine produces a strong response against the Delta variant of the virus, the company has said. Data showed that the durability of immune response for recipients of its vaccine…