News18 Evening Digest: Delta Now Globally Dominant Covid Strain, 'Out-competing' Other Variants: WHO & Other Top Stories
3 years, 3 months ago

News18 Evening Digest: Delta Now Globally Dominant Covid Strain, 'Out-competing' Other Variants: WHO & Other Top Stories

News 18  

Delta Now Globally Dominant Covid Strain, ‘Out-competing’ Other Variants: WHO The Delta Covid variant is the current dominant strain of the infectious virus, with its presence reported in 185 countries as of September 21, the World Health organisation has said. “The Delta variant now accounted for 90 per cent of the sequences submitted to GISAID with a sample collection date,” the global health agency said in its weekly epidemiological update on Tuesday. British High Commissioner to Pakistan Issues Clarification on ECB’s Tour Cancellation, Says UK Government Had No Role Following the suit of New Zealand, the England cricket team cancelled its scheduled Pakistan tour amidst security concerns. Can’t a ‘Gareeb Aadmi’ Take a Jet Ride, Asks New Punjab CM on Backlash Over ‘Luxury Trip’ to Delhi Aday after Shiromani Akali Dal took a jibe at the newly-elected Chief Minister for taking a private jet ride for a distance of 250 km, CM Charanjit Channi on Wednesday defended the leaders’ trip, while dodging the question of the luxury ride’s bill.

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New Covid variant Delta Plus won't ruin your summer, say top scientists
2 years, 6 months ago

New Covid variant Delta Plus won't ruin your summer, say top scientists

Daily Mail  

Covid's resurgence won't plunge the UK into even more chaos, scientists have claimed amid warnings of a new 'Delta plus' variant. Covid cases surged by 40 per cent in England last week in what is feared to be the start of a fresh wave of the virus, official figures show. Dominant strain BA.2, which was behind nearly all cases when …

Delta AY.4.2 Covid Variant Less Likely to Show Any Symptoms: UK Study
3 years, 1 month ago

Delta AY.4.2 Covid Variant Less Likely to Show Any Symptoms: UK Study

News 18  

A mutation of the Delta variant of COVID-19, classed in the UK as a Variant Under Investigation amid concerns of its increased transmissibility, is less likely to display any symptoms, a new real-world study said on Thursday. The latest results from the long-running Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission study show the prevalence of the Delta AY.4.2 variant has been growing …

More contagious offshoot of Delta coronavirus variant found in UK. What is it?
3 years, 2 months ago

More contagious offshoot of Delta coronavirus variant found in UK. What is it?

India Today  

In a reminder that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet, scientists are closely monitoring a new mutation of the Delta variant, named AY.4.2. The new variant, which scientists say may be more transmissible than the Delta strain, has been declared as a "Variant Under Investigation " in the UK. “The designation was made on the basis that this sub-lineage …

Delta Covid variant now spread to 185 countries: WHO
3 years, 3 months ago

Delta Covid variant now spread to 185 countries: WHO

India TV News  

The Delta Covid variant is the current dominant strain of the infectious virus, with its presence reported in 185 countries, as of September 21, the World Health organisation has said. "The Delta variant now accounted for 90 per cent of the sequences submitted to GISAID with a sample collection date," the global health agency said in its weekly epidemiological update …

Covid US: Infections driven by Delta variant seem to have peaked after analysis of two-month pattern
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid US: Infections driven by Delta variant seem to have peaked after analysis of two-month pattern

Daily Mail  

The Covid Delta variant may finally have started to peak in the US - amid speculation it has followed the same two month trajectory as other prior mutations. Cycles of the Delta variant have also lasted around two months in many countries that were struck by the virus earlier than the United States. By the end of May, two months …

Number Theory: A story of two worlds hit differently by the Delta variant of Covid
3 years, 4 months ago

Number Theory: A story of two worlds hit differently by the Delta variant of Covid

Hindustan Times  

New infections of Covid-19 have once again started surging across the world, with several countries reporting a record number of new infections. Delta variant pushes new infections globally again For the week ending June 21, the seven-day average of new cases across the world dropped to 359,095 a day – the lowest this figure had touched since February. In the …

Coronavirus | WHO sounds alarm over Delta variant surge
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO sounds alarm over Delta variant surge

The Hindu  

Mushrooming outbreaks of the Delta variant prompted China and Australia to impose stricter COVID-19 curbs on Saturday, as the WHO urged the world to contain the mutation before it turns into something deadlier and draws out the pandemic. Worldwide, coronavirus infections are once again on the upswing, with the World Health Organization announcing an 80 percent average increase over the …

CDC document paints more dire picture of threat posed by Delta variant
3 years, 4 months ago

CDC document paints more dire picture of threat posed by Delta variant

LA Times  

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adjusts her face mask during a Senate hearing on the federal coronavirus response. A confidential document prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the highly transmissible Delta variant argues that even people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will need to take more aggressive steps …

How the Delta variant changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

How the Delta variant changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic

Al Jazeera  

The Delta variant is wreaking havoc around the world, proving we will only be safe when everyone is safe. According to a Public Health England study published on May 22, a single dose of either Oxford-AstraZeneca’s or Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine only reduces a person’s risk of developing COVID-19 symptoms caused by the Delta variant by 33 percent, compared to 50 percent …

Delta variant accounts for 80 per cent of new Covid cases: Govt expert panel chief
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta variant accounts for 80 per cent of new Covid cases: Govt expert panel chief

India TV News  

The Delta variant was primarily responsible for the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, accounting for over 80 per cent of new cases, Dr. NK Arora, co-chair of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium said, underlining that the cases may go up if a new, more infectious variant comes. The Delta Plus variant—AY.1 and AY.2—has so far been detected in 55-60 …

Delta variant of coronavirus soon to become most dominant strain globally: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta variant of coronavirus soon to become most dominant strain globally: WHO

India Today  

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director of the World Health Organisation - South-East Asia, on Monday said that the Delta variant of the coronavirus will soon become the most dominant strain of Covid-19 across the globe. According to a Reuters report, US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci had said earlier this week that the Delta variant is now "the dominant …

Delta variant ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving new spike in cases, death: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta variant ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving new spike in cases, death: WHO

India TV News  

The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said, warning that the variant, now in over 104 countries, is expected to soon be the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating worldwide. “The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving …

Delta Variant Now Dominant COVID-19 Strain In The U.S., CDC Estimates
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta Variant Now Dominant COVID-19 Strain In The U.S., CDC Estimates

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The delta variant of the coronavirus is likely the most common strain of COVID-19 in the United States, according to estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some areas of the country, however, have seen COVID-19 cases linked to the delta variant skyrocket, particularly in states with lower vaccination rates. Earlier this week, California …

Indian Delta variant now California's dominant COVID strain
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian Delta variant now California's dominant COVID strain

Daily Mail  

The Delta variant is now the most common strain of new COVID-19 cases in California. American health officials have warned of the Delta variant's spread for weeks now, with Dr Anthony Fauci going as far as saying it could create 'two different Americas' between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. It will likely soon be the dominant strain around the country Data …

Covid’s Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid’s Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid

Live Mint  

SEOUL/SYDNEY: The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is surging through Asia this week, with record numbers of infections in Australia and South Korea, prompting some countries to tighten curbs and others to hasten vaccination. Japan reported on Wednesday that the Delta variant now accounts for nearly a third of all cases in the eastern part of the country, …

Delta variant to become dominant strain of Covid-19 in coming months: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta variant to become dominant strain of Covid-19 in coming months: WHO

India TV News  

The World Health Organisation has said the Delta variant of Covid-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries as per conservative estimates, and warned that in the coming months the highly transmissible strain will become the dominant variant of the coronavirus globally. In its Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, the WHO said as of June 29, 2021, "96 countries have reported …

Reported in nearly 100 countries, Delta variant of coronavirus to become dominant strain in coming months: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

Reported in nearly 100 countries, Delta variant of coronavirus to become dominant strain in coming months: WHO

India Today  

The World Health Organization has warned that the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus will become the dominant variant globally in the coming months. In its Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update as on June 29, the WHO said cases of the Delta variant have been reported in 96 countries and "though this is likely an underestimate as sequencing capacities needed to …

The world grapples with the Delta variant
3 years, 5 months ago

The world grapples with the Delta variant

CNN  

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing, and allow for quarantine-free travel to resume along with large gatherings. WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK The more dangerous and transmissible Delta variant is forcing public health officials around the world to rethink Covid-19 …

Delta variant spreading rapidly, behind most new infections in major countries
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta variant spreading rapidly, behind most new infections in major countries

India Today  

The highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus, first detected in India in February this year, has now spread to almost 100 countries, the latest World Health Organization data reveals. Considered to be two-and-a-half times more transmissible than the original virus, the Delta variant is responsible for most new infections in India, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, South Africa and numerous …

Delta variant most transmissible: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta variant most transmissible: WHO

The Hindu  

The Delta variant of COVID-19, identified in at least 85 countries, is the “most transmissible” of the variants identified so far and is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned. “Delta is the most transmissible of the variants identified so far, has been identified in at least 85 countries, and is spreading rapidly …

Delta Variant is "Most Transmissible" Identified So Far: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta Variant is "Most Transmissible" Identified So Far: WHO

News 18  

The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is the most transmissible of the variants identified so far, and warned it is now spreading in at least 85 countries. At a press briefing on Friday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the lack of vaccines in poor countries was exacerbating the delta …

Delta variant now reported in 85 countries, expected to become dominant: WHO
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta variant now reported in 85 countries, expected to become dominant: WHO

Live Mint  

The Delta variant, the significantly more transmissible strain of COVID-19, is expected to become a “dominant lineage” if current trends continue, the WHO has warned after it was reported in 85 countries and continues to be detected in more places around the world. “Delta, now reported in 85 countries globally, continues to be reported in new countries across all WHO …

Delta Variant Now Reported in 85 Countries Globally, Expected to Become Dominant Lineage: WHO
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta Variant Now Reported in 85 Countries Globally, Expected to Become Dominant Lineage: WHO

News 18  

The Delta variant, the significantly more transmissible strain of COVID-19, is expected to become a dominant lineage if current trends continue, the WHO has warned after it was reported in 85 countries and continues to be detected in more places around the world. The update said that India reported the highest numbers of new COVID19 cases, 441,976 over the past …

Delta variant, first found in India, 'greatest threat' to US' COVID-19 efforts, says Dr Anthony Fauci
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta variant, first found in India, 'greatest threat' to US' COVID-19 efforts, says Dr Anthony Fauci

Firstpost  

The transmissibility of Delta variant is unquestionably greater than the wild type SARS-CoV2 as well as the Alpha variant, the US CDC chief added Washington: The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the “greatest threat” to America’s attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has warned. Speaking at a White House …

India says Delta Plus is a ‘variant of concern’, 22 cases found
3 years, 6 months ago

India says Delta Plus is a ‘variant of concern’, 22 cases found

Al Jazeera  

Coronavirus variant, first identified in Europe, now found in COVID patients in India’s Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, health ministry says. The variant AY.1, identified locally as Delta Plus and first identified in Europe, has been found in at least 22 cases across Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh states, India’s health ministry said on Tuesday. “Based on the recent findings …

Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant globally
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant globally

India TV News  

The COVID-19 Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday. Another 12 countries and areas are “reporting the detection of B.1.617 without further specification of lineage at this time.” The B.1.617.2 Delta variant was first detected in India around October …

Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant variant globally: WHO
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant variant globally: WHO

Live Mint  

The COVID-19 Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} “The whole situation is so dynamic because of the variants that are now circulating and.the Delta variant is well on its way to becoming the dominant variant globally …

Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant variant globally: WHO
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant variant globally: WHO

Live Mint  

The COVID-19 Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday. Another 12 countries and areas are “reporting the detection of B.1.617 without further specification of lineage at this time.” The B.1.617.2 Delta variant was first detected in India around October …

Delta Covid-19 Variant Becoming Globally Dominant, Says WHO Chief Scientist
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta Covid-19 Variant Becoming Globally Dominant, Says WHO Chief Scientist

News 18  

The Delta variant of Covid-19, first identified in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant of the disease, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday. Britain has reported a steep rise in infections with the Delta variant, while Germany's top public health official predicted it would rapidly become the dominant variant there despite rising vaccination rates. …

Coronavirus | Sri Lanka reports delta variant amid a daunting third wave
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Sri Lanka reports delta variant amid a daunting third wave

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka on Thursday detected the highly transmittable Delta or B.1.617.2 variant of COVID-19 in five patients, amid a stubborn third wave persisting through a near-month-long lockdown in the country. Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, director of the unit, said: “The Delta variant comes with three main factors — it is highly transmittable, it causes severe disease, and …

Former White House adviser says dangerous variant is ‘like Covid on steroids’
3 years, 6 months ago

Former White House adviser says dangerous variant is ‘like Covid on steroids’

CNN  

CNN — A coronavirus variant first identified in India is “like Covid on steroids,” Andy Slavitt, former White House senior adviser for Covid-19 response, said Wednesday. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told CNN on Tuesday the Delta variant “is rapidly increasing here in the United States.” He said there is data that indicates it might cause more severe illness. A new …

CDC will FINALLY label Indian Delta Covid strain as 'variant of concern'
3 years, 6 months ago

CDC will FINALLY label Indian Delta Covid strain as 'variant of concern'

Daily Mail  

The Indian 'Delta' coronavirus variant will finally be classified as a 'variant of concern' by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variant, known as B.1.617.2, has caused infections in the UK to spike 50% in one week and hospitalizations to rise by 15% On Monday, a fully vaccinated resident in Hawaii tested positive for the Indian Delta coronavirus …

WHO issues Covid-19 warning to Europe before summer travels
3 years, 6 months ago

WHO issues Covid-19 warning to Europe before summer travels

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization on Thursday urged Europeans to travel responsibly during the summer holiday season and warned the continent was "by no means out of danger" in the battle against COVID-19 despite a steady decline of infection rates in recent weeks. "With increasing social gatherings, greater population mobility, and large festivals and sports tournaments taking place in the coming …

Delta variant: What we know about the Covid-19 strain first found in India
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta variant: What we know about the Covid-19 strain first found in India

CNN  

CNN — A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, popping up in dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain may spearhead a wave of infection that could overwhelm health care systems, reverse reopening plans and even potentially undermine the rollout of vaccines. Hancock said last weekend the strain is “around 40% more …

Biden, Fauci warn against 'highly infectious' Delta variant, ask American youths to get the jab
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden, Fauci warn against 'highly infectious' Delta variant, ask American youths to get the jab

India Today  

US President Joe Biden and his chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci have warned that the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is highly infectious, which is now the dominant strain in the United Kingdom, spreading rapidly among young people between 12 and 20 years old. "Folks, the Delta variant - a highly infectious Covid-19 strain - is spreading rapidly …

Found to be Behind the 2nd Covid Wave, Here is All You Need to Know About Delta Variant
3 years, 6 months ago

Found to be Behind the 2nd Covid Wave, Here is All You Need to Know About Delta Variant

News 18  

The newly emergent B.1.617.2 variant, named as the Delta by World Health Organisation, has been found to be behind the deadly second wave of coronavirus pandemic in India, according to a government study. B.1.617, the variant originally identified in October 2020, was found to be behind 60 per cent of the cases in Maharashtra by mid-February 2021, when the second …

UK says Delta COVID-19 variant is now dominant; 5,472 new cases this week
3 years, 6 months ago

UK says Delta COVID-19 variant is now dominant; 5,472 new cases this week

Firstpost  

The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2, is a highly transmissible variant of concern that was first identified in India London: The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 highly transmissible variant of concern first identified in India, has now become the dominant VOC in the UK as infections rose by 5,472 in a week to hit a total …

Here's what we know about the Indian Delta COVID-19 variant detected in Victoria's outbreak
3 years, 6 months ago

Here's what we know about the Indian Delta COVID-19 variant detected in Victoria's outbreak

ABC  

Victorians are adjusting to the news that the highly infectious COVID variant behind the wave of infections devastating India has now been detected in its recent outbreak. "We don't know much about the Kappa variant because it more or less died out very quickly in India and the UK and was replaced by the Delta variant," he said. "This Delta …

Delta COVID-19 strain that devastated India detected in Victorian outbreak
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta COVID-19 strain that devastated India detected in Victorian outbreak

ABC  

The Delta coronavirus strain that originated in India has now been detected in Melbourne, Victoria's Chief Health Officer says. Key points: The discovery means a cluster of seven cases cannot be linked to the rest of Victoria's outbreak The variant was detected in members of a Melbourne family which travelled to NSW last week Health officials have not ruled out …

WHO Says Only One Strain of Covid-19 Delta Variant First Detected in India of Concern Now
3 years, 6 months ago

WHO Says Only One Strain of Covid-19 Delta Variant First Detected in India of Concern Now

News 18  

The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the Covid-19 Delta variant first detected in India was now considered “of concern”, while two other strains had been downgraded. The UN health agency last month declared the entire strain a “variant of concern”, or VOC, but on Tuesday, it said only one of the sub-lineages deserved that label. “We continue …

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