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Delta plus is resistant to the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment for COVID-19 recently authorised in India. (Representational Image: Reuters)

Delta plus: New Covid variant identified, experts say no cause of...

Delta plus is resistant to the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment for COVID-19 recently authorised in India

14 Jun 2021 12:41 PM GMT

The US embassy has decided to start an intensive two months of interviews starting July 1. (AA file photo)

US resumes visas for students

Parents will not be allowed to accompany the students to the US to help them settle as tourist (B1/B2) visas are still...

14 Jun 2021 3:04 AM GMT

In this file photo a man receives a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. (Photo:AFP)

Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox, cause severe...

The immediate next step for the agency is to acknowledge the war has changed

30 July 2021 7:13 AM GMT

A health worker administers covid vaccine. (Photo: AFP)

Delta variant identified in Nanjing's COVID-19 clusters in China

The recent spike in infections in the city can be attributed to the special location of the outbreak

27 July 2021 7:48 AM GMT

Many universities are only accepting the students who have been vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Fully vaccinated doctor infected with two COVID variants in Assam

According to Dr BJ Borkakoti, the double infection will be similar to any other mono-infection

21 July 2021 4:11 AM GMT

People wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Ajmer. (Photo: PTI)

ICMR study reveals Delta variant majorly responsible for rising cases...

The Delta variant has been designated as a variant of concern due to increased transmission and higher immune evasion

16 July 2021 8:00 AM GMT

A medical official administers a rapid antigen test to a patient at Pharmacy Servais in Jodoigne, some 45kms south-east of Brussels on July 12, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Is it possible to contract two Covid variants at once?

Belgium researchers claimed that the risk of a double variant infection might be underestimated

13 July 2021 5:53 AM GMT

People sit in the observation area after being inoculated with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Manipal Hospital in Bangalore on June 18, 2021. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Will receive EUL for Covaxin from WHO at earliest, says Bharat Biotech

The indigenous vaccine showed 63.6 per cent efficacy against the Delta variant of Covid-19

13 July 2021 3:06 AM GMT

In this March 26, 2021, file photo, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup at a Salvation Army location in Philadelphia. (Photo: AP)

Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine shows promising signs against...

According to the company report, the vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta variant

2 July 2021 3:47 AM GMT

People, some wearing masks, walk along a path in Wellington, New Zealand Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand has biggest COVID-19 case day in over a year

The government put the nation into a strict lockdown last week as it tries to stamp out the outbreak, which has grown to...

26 Aug 2021 6:12 AM GMT

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walks to the COVID-19 update press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Mark Mitchell Pool photo via AP)

New Zealand extends Delta outbreak lockdown

PM Jacinda Ardern said the initial three-day lockdown, which would have expired overnight Friday, would be extended by...

20 Aug 2021 6:39 AM GMT

New Zealand has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic, with just 25 deaths from 1,927 confirmed virus cases in a population of five million. (Representational Image/AFP)

New Zealand records first local virus case in six months

The country will move into a snap three-day lockdown, as authorities suspect presence of Delta variant

17 Aug 2021 6:53 AM GMT