Articles for Covid Delta

When Sri Lanka Lost Control of COVID
2 years, 9 months ago

When Sri Lanka Lost Control of COVID

The Diplomat  

Devana Senanayake and Janik Sittampalam “Everything changed around mid-May. Hours later, she died at home, just before the ambulance arrived.” In June 2021, Sri Lanka confirmed the first community case of the Delta variant of COVID-19. “Most countries did not get there and we did not have that initial first wave which Europe and much of the world had.” By …

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‘Third wave has set in’: India’s new COVID cases double in 4 days
3 years ago

‘Third wave has set in’: India’s new COVID cases double in 4 days

Al Jazeera  

India reports 58,097 new cases as Omicron looks set to overtake Delta as the dominant strain in the country. India has reported 58,097 new daily COVID-19 cases, twice the number seen only four days ago, with a top health official in the national capital saying the pandemic’s third wave in the country “has set in”. The total number of cases …

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Omicron: Expert answers to 9 of your most pressing Covid variant questions
3 years, 1 month ago

Omicron: Expert answers to 9 of your most pressing Covid variant questions

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here we have compiled nine of Dr Griffin’s answers …

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COVID: Active cases rise in Rajasthan
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID: Active cases rise in Rajasthan

India TV News  

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan has increased to 61, after a total of 17 fresh infections were reported in the state in the last 24 hours, with 10 of them in Jaipur, health authorities said on Saturday. Also, an international cricket match between India and New Zealand will be held on November 17 at the SMS Stadium …

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Key parts of Biden’s plan to confront delta variant surge
3 years, 3 months ago

Key parts of Biden’s plan to confront delta variant surge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has unveiled a new “action plan” plan to confront the COVID-19 surge that’s being driven by the spread of the delta variant. It mandates vaccines for federal workers and contractors and certain health care workers, requires employees at companies with 100 or more workers to be vaccinated or tested weekly, lays the groundwork for a …

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Covid US: Infections driven by Delta variant seem to have peaked after analysis of two-month pattern
3 years, 4 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 …

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Natural immunity from Covid infection could be stronger than vaccination. Israeli study suggests
3 years, 4 months ago

Natural immunity from Covid infection could be stronger than vaccination. Israeli study suggests

Daily Mail  

Natural immunity from previous COVID-19 infection may offer stronger protection against the Indian 'Delta' variant than immunity from full vaccination, a new study suggests. Participants who were double jabbed were 5.96 times more likely to be infected and 7.13 times more likely to experience symptoms, a new study found After three months, risk of infection was 13.06 times higher among …

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Pakistan crosses 25,000 COVID deaths amid stricter vaccine drive
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan crosses 25,000 COVID deaths amid stricter vaccine drive

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan passes the grim milestone as authorities struggle to contain the highly contagious Delta variant. Pakistan has crossed another grim milestone of 25,000 coronavirus-related deaths as authorities struggle to contain the highly contagious Delta variant. At least 80 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 25,003, according to the health ministry on Monday Pakistan’s …

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Schools are Australia's new COVID battleground. How risky are they really?
3 years, 5 months ago

Schools are Australia's new COVID battleground. How risky are they really?

ABC  

Across Australia's east COVID-19's Delta variant is spreading, and the battle lines are being redrawn. "It's just the awful truth," says Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology at Deakin University's School of Health and Social Development in Melbourne. "If you were trying to design a way to improve transmission in the community, you would first say 'let's bring schools into the …

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COVID Delta variant as transmissible as chickenpox: US report
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID Delta variant as transmissible as chickenpox: US report

Al Jazeera  

Internal CDC report, quoted by NYT, says Delta variant likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines. The US report said that the variant was also more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines, adding that CDC’s decision to reverse course on masking guidelines for fully vaccinated citizens on Tuesday is based on the document. CDC Director …

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Sydney's COVID outbreak means more people are getting AstraZeneca's vaccine — here's how it can help against Delta
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney's COVID outbreak means more people are getting AstraZeneca's vaccine — here's how it can help against Delta

ABC  

Back in April, the Prime Minister stood up at a late-night press conference and announced the Pfizer vaccine would be preferred over AstraZeneca for most people under 50. Key points: Two doses of AstraZeneca is 92 per cent effective against hospitalisation from the Delta variant, a UK study found Two doses of AstraZeneca is 92 per cent effective against hospitalisation …

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Covid US: CDC to release new guidance recommending fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid US: CDC to release new guidance recommending fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors

Daily Mail  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will recommend on Tuesday that vaccinated Americans should wear masks indoors in COVID-19 hotspots. Pictured: People wear face coverings as they pass through Union Station in Los Angeles, California, July 2021 Data show that virus transmission is increasing rapidly in states such as Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas Cases in the U.S. …

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Covid infections in the fully vaccinated highlight need for caution: experts
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid infections in the fully vaccinated highlight need for caution: experts

Dutch News  

News that 9% of those testing positive for coronavirus last week were fully vaccinated is not surprising but does show that everyone should remain cautious about catching the virus, Dutch epidemiologists say. In particular, the more infectious Delta variant of the virus has been passed on to people who have been fully vaccinated, public health institute RIVM said on Monday. …

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Covid infections in the fully vaccinated highlight need for caution: experts
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid infections in the fully vaccinated highlight need for caution: experts

Dutch News  

News that 9% of those testing positive for coronavirus last week were fully vaccinated is not surprising but does show that everyone should remain cautious about catching the virus, Dutch epidemiologists say. In particular, the more infectious Delta variant of the virus has been passed on to people who have been fully vaccinated, public health institute RIVM said on Monday. …

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Fact Check: Demystifying the Delta variant of coronavirus amid social media percepts
3 years, 5 months ago

Fact Check: Demystifying the Delta variant of coronavirus amid social media percepts

India Today  

The highly infectious and more lethal Delta variant of coronavirus, which originated in India, has now reached over 100 countries, according to a recent estimate by the World Health Organisation. According to the viral post, the Delta variant would cause no cough or fever, but joint pain, headache, neck pain, upper back pain, weakness and lack of appetite. However, the …

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Delta variant: Covid outbreaks are still popping up even as more Americans get vaccinated
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta variant: Covid outbreaks are still popping up even as more Americans get vaccinated

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. The horror story this week is about a summer camp run by a church in South Texas, where, of more than 400 attendees in late June, 125 campers and adults were diagnosed with Covid, including the Delta variant, after returning home. From CNN’s report: These teams – made up …

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Delta Covid variant likely driving huge infection surge in South African province
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta Covid variant likely driving huge infection surge in South African province

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: The Delta variant of COVID-19, identified in at least 85 countries and first detected in India, is likely responsible for the exponentially rising daily number of virus cases in South Africa's economic hub, Gauteng province, a leading epidemiologist has said here. Official data would be released by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases next week, but it is likely …

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Ramp up testing, prevent crowding: Centre cautions this state over Delta Plus variant of Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Ramp up testing, prevent crowding: Centre cautions this state over Delta Plus variant of Covid

Live Mint  

The Centre on Saturday asked the Karnataka government to take immediate measures where the Delta variant of coronavirus has been detected. So far, two cases of the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Karnataka, as per the state's health minister Dr K Sudhakar. Besides, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappaheld a meeting with senior Ministers and officials …

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Travelling to Karnataka? Covid test mandatory for travellers of these two states
3 years, 6 months ago

Travelling to Karnataka? Covid test mandatory for travellers of these two states

Live Mint  

The Karnataka government on Friday said that people arriving from Maharashtra and Kerala need to go through mandatory covid-19 tests over the concern of the 'Delta Plus' variant of coronavirus. Noting that a greater number of Delta Plus variant virus infections are being reported in neighboring Maharashtra, it said directions have been put on border districts on alert. Earlier, two …

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INSACOG to release report on Delta plus Covid variant soon
3 years, 6 months ago

INSACOG to release report on Delta plus Covid variant soon

Live Mint  

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics, or INSACOG - a consortium of four city clusters - Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune, will soon release a report on Delta plus Covid-19 variant, government sources told news agency ANI on Friday. Initial data suggests that Delta plus variant shows signs of resistance towards monoclonal antibodies cocktail treatments. The first case of …

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Covid-19: Gangrene, hearing loss point to Delta variant being more severe
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: Gangrene, hearing loss point to Delta variant being more severe

Live Mint  

The coronavirus variant driving India’s devastating Covid-19 second wave is the most infectious to emerge so far. Hearing impairment, severe gastric upsets and blood clots leading to gangrene, symptoms not typically seen in Covid patients, have been linked by doctors in India to the so-called delta variant. “We need more scientific research to analyze if these newer clinical presentations are …

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