| NewsClick

For latest updates on nCOVID-19 around the world visit our INTERACTIVE COVID MAP

PTI
Delta Variant Ripping Around World at Scorching Pace, Driving New Spike in Cases, Death: WHO
13 Jul 2021
The variant, now in over 104 countries, is expected to soon be the dominant COVID-19 strain circulating worldwide and is more transmissible.
WHO Decision on Emergency Use Listing of Covaxin Likely in 4-6 Weeks: Sowmya Swaminathan
10 Jul 2021
As of now, no data to indicate if a booster dose is required, the WHO’s chief scientist said.
Sandipan Talukdar
Explainer: What Do We Know About Lambda Variant
08 Jul 2021
A study published in medRxiv suggests that the variant can escape the neutralising antibodies produced by the CoronaVac vaccine. The study was conducted by researchers in Chile.
PTI
Delta Variant is Dangerous and is Continuing to Evolve and Mutate: WHO Chief
03 Jul 2021
Delta variant has been detected in at least 98 countries and is spreading quickly in countries with low and high vaccination coverage.
Natalie Rhodes
The G7 Reality Check
02 Jul 2021
In early June, the leaders of the world’s seven richest countries met in the UK to discuss global health, climate, and tax issues. Although the world is still in the midst of a pandemic, their…
Sandipan Talukdar
China Declared ‘Malaria Free’ by WHO, Victory of 70 Years of Effort
01 Jul 2021
In the western Pacific region of the WHO, China has become the first country in three decades to get the ‘Malaria free’ certification.
PTI
Delta Variant Now Reported in 85 Countries, Expected to Become Dominant Lineage: WHO
24 Jun 2021
India reported the highest numbers of new COVID-19 cases at 441,976 over the past week (June 14-20, 2021), a 30% decrease, compared with the previous week.
Richa Chintan
COVID-19: How India and COVAX failed the South Asian Countries
24 Jun 2021
Countries in South Asia are grappling with domestic vaccine shortages and only a fraction of their population has been vaccinated till date.
PTI
Bharat Biotech’s Pre-Submission Meet with WHO for Covaxin on June 23
18 Jun 2021
Though the meeting will not be a detailed review on the product, it will take the vaccine maker closer to a WHO emergency use listing.
Associated Press
In Poorest Countries, Especially in Africa, COVID Surge Combines with Vaccine Shortage
17 Jun 2021
Africa’s 1.3 billion people account for 18% of the world's population, but the continent has received only 2% of all vaccine doses administered globally.