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Assam: Fully vaccinated doctor infected with two COVID variants
Updated : 3 days, 16 hours ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], July 21 (ANI): A fully vaccinated doctor in Assam's Dibrugarh district has been found to be simultaneously infected with two different COVID-19 variants of concern -- Alpha and Delta.
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Tourism Minister of State Ajay Bhatt welcomes U'khand govt decisio
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Tourism Ajay Bhatt has welcomed the Uttarakhand government's decision to cancel the Kanwar Yatra and said that the COVID-19 variant found in the Gadarpur area in the state could increase the chances of virus spread.
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COVID-19: From ascertaining variants to surveillance strategy, all
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is a national multi-agency consortium of Genome Sequencing Laboratories laboratories established by the Government of India on December 30, 2020.
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COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 1 (ANI/Xinhua) -- The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday.
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Dr Fauci says 'quite concerned' over Delta COVID-19 variant in US,
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the greatest threat to the United States' attempt to eradicate COVID-19, White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday.
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International travel stagnant, cargo demand solid: AAPA
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 30 (ANI): Preliminary air traffic figures for May released on Wednesday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed international passenger traffic volumes remained at depressed levels, held back by strict border restrictions amid concerns about th
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Chandigarh reports first case of Delta Plus COVID-19 variant
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 27 (ANI): The first case of the Delta plus COVID variant and 33 cases of the Delta variant have been reported in Chandigarh.
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Apart from Delta, Delta Plus too should be treated as variant of c
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Although there is no data as of now which shows that the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 is spreading faster than Delta but the former should also be treated as a "variant of concern", said Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, former Head Scientist of Epidemiology and Co
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50 cases of Delta Plus COVID-19 variant recorded in India: Govt so
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): As many as 50 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 have been recorded across 11 states in India, government sources said on Friday.
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Need to monitor any vaccine-escaping COVID-19 variants, says ICMR
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The result of a preliminary study conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) scientists on 274 samples of breakthrough infections in Odisha has highlighted the need to monitor the emergence of any vaccine-escaping variants.
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21 cases of Delta Plus COVID-19 variant found in seven district
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that 21 cases of Delta Plus variant of coronavirus have been found in seven districts of the state.
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Delta Plus variant found in 9 countries, India reported 22 cases:
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Delta Plus variant of the COVID-19 variant is found in nine countries, including India which has reported 22 cases, the central government said on Tuesday.
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