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PTI
India Reports 18% Fall in New COVID-19 Cases, 13% Decrease in Deaths in a Week: WHO
20 Oct 2021
The WHO update said that declining trends continued in the South-East Asia Region, with just under 215,000 new cases, a decrease of 13%.
PTI
High COVID-19 Rate in 0-19 Age Group in India; Frequent Post-Jab Cases of Delta Variant: Study
08 Oct 2021
All regions reported a decline in the number of new cases this week apart from the European Region, says the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update by WHO.
Sandipan Talukdar
How Far can Vaccines Halt Transmission of Delta Variant? New Study Shows Mixed Results
06 Oct 2021
On the upside, the study says that already-vaccinated people, if infected by the Delta variant, are less likely to spread the virus to their close contacts. However, this protective effect wanes…
Associated Press
In US, Labour Unions Split on Vaccine Mandates, Complicating Biden Push
11 Sep 2021
The unions want to both support its political ally in Biden and protect their members against infection but also don’t want trampling of workers' rights.
Associated Press
COVID-19 Surge in US: Summer of Hope Ends in Gloom
09 Sep 2021
The US is now averaging over 150,000 new cases per day, levels not seen since January. Deaths are close to 1,500 per day, up more than a third since late August.
Sandipan Talukdar
Delta Variant: Whether ‘P681R’ Mutation in the Spike is Behind its Heightened Contagiousness
01 Sep 2021
Researchers debate whether P681R mutation is the reason behind the Delta variant's super-spread across the globe.
Newsclick Team
What Does New Research Say About New Covid Variant?
31 Aug 2021
In this episode of 'Covid-19 Watch with Dr. Satyajit Rath’, he discusses the studies of delta variant of Covid, protection by vaccine, and the need for booster doses and probability of further…
Sandipan Talukdar
COVID-19: Natural Immunity Stronger than Vaccine Protection, Suggests New Study
30 Aug 2021
The results of the study do come with a note of caution, however. It should in no way suggest that if one has been infected they stop following COVID-appropriate behavior.
Sandipan Talukdar
People Infected with Delta Variant Shed Virus Before Symptoms Appear
20 Aug 2021
Symptoms appear 5.8 days after infection and 1.8 days after they first tested positive for viral RNA, shows study.
PTI
COVID-19: Breakthrough Infections in India Show High Proportion of Delta Variant
20 Aug 2021
Of the 30,230 samples of Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest sequenced, 20,324 were of Delta, INSACOG said.