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India In terms of coronavirus cases, the country has the most number of coronavirus cases in Asia and the second-most in the world. So far, a total of 30.5 million people have come into contact with coronavirus and more than 400,000 have died. Currently, there are 85,350 active cases of coronavirus in the country and 29.6 million people have recovered. The…

A 10-week decline in new coronavirus infections across Europe has come to an end and a new wave of infections is inevitable if citizens and lawmakers do not remain disciplined, the head of WHO in Europe, Hans Kluge, told a news briefing on Thursday.Last week, the number of new cases rose by 10%, driven by increased mixing, travel, gatherings, and…

The Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 has been wreaking havoc across the globe, with increased transmissibility and resistance to some drugs and vaccines. India has already declared this variant as the variant of concern, with the strain found in 49 samples from 12 states. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases of the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus.Vaccination and…

The highly transmissible variant of coronavirus, Delta variant, is now active in at least 174 districts of the country. The sub-lineage of the Delta variant of coronavirus, Delta Plus, is now active in 11 states of India, the Union Health Ministry of India said on Friday.The Delta variant of coronavirus had a major contribution to the second wave of coronavirus…

Covid-19 vaccines are showing signs of reduced efficacy against the Delta variant of coronavirus variant, a World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist on Monday said. However, the vaccines are still found to be effective at preventing severe illness and death. The WHO official added that in the future, there might be a "constellation of mutations" which means vaccines are likely to lose…

As India continues to fight the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, it is also struggling to contain the increasing spread of the Delta variant, which has further mutated as Delta plus. According to reports, Delta plus, also known as ‘AY.1’ variant or B.1.617.2.1, is considered to be the most dangerous variant of Covid-19.So far three states have reported cases…

The Delta Plus variant, a mutated version of the more aggressive B.1.617.2 strain of coronavirus that drove the second wave of infections in India, is undergoing an additional mutation called K417N. This mutation could become a "variant of concern" if unchecked, said AIIMS Chief Dr. Randeep Guleria. He further added that India needs to learn from the United Kingdom where…

Previous infection with Covid-19 does not necessarily protect against coronavirus in the longer term, especially when caused by new covid variants of concern, a study on healthcare workers suggests.Oxford University researchers found marked differences in the immune responses of medical staff who contracted Covid, with some appearing far better equipped than others to combat coronavirus six months later.Scientists, on the…

The US death count from coronavirus surpassed 600,000 on Tuesday, although officials hailed progress towards a return to normality as its world-leading covid vaccination program promised to turn the page on one of the worst health crises in history of American.The United States has racked up, by far, the largest national death count -- ahead of India and Brazil --…