Increase in Covid-19 cases even after lengthy lockdowns in the Australian state of Victoria

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• Increase in Covid-19 cases even after lengthy lockdowns
• Lockdown extended for 3 more weeks

The Australian state of Victoria extended its lockdown for 3 more weeks after there has been no decline in Covid-19 cases on a dail...

Can Vaccine boosters stop the spread of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2?

In the past few months, there has been an increase in cases of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in countries around the world, and has become a dominant variant in many countries. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Delta variant is more infectious than preexisting ones.

Residents in Sydney will pay heftier fines

The state of Australia went under a state of complete lockdown on Saturday. This state wise nlockdown will continue till August 22, as the state is battling the outbreak of Delta variant cases.

Sydney, is following its 8th week under lockdown, as the number of cases are still rising, pe...

China firing officials for Covid outbreak

With the Delat Variant of covid 19 creating havoc in the country, China has punished more than 40 local officials, blaming their failed attempts at controlling the outbreak, as authorities work hard to control the worst resurgence of Covid-19 the country has seen in over a year.

Emergin...

Havok in Iran caused by Covid-19

When the world wide the number of covid cases are getting low, the number of cases in Iran er day is reaching its highest peak since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the local reports, the number of covid cases grows in every 2 seconds and the number of deaths by covid grows every two ...

Third Covid-19 vaccine in Australia gets approval

Scott Morison, Australian Prime Minister on Monday said that, they are approving the third Covid-19 vaccine, Moderna. The approval was given by Therapeutic Goods Administration, for citizens more than 18 years of age.

Australia has a population od 26 million, out of which only 22% peopl...

British Teenagers to get vaccinated

With the uprising cases of Covid 19 as more and more youngsters are affected by the virus, the nation has decided to vaccinate children of age group 16 and 17 with the first dosage of Pfizer. Although the UK has remained more concerned about the vaccination’s effect on younger persons, more...

Vaccines mandatory for international visitors to fly into the USA

With the Delta variant slowly taking over the world population and worrying governments around the globe about the next wave and its complications, every nation is doing its best to stop the infection and contain the spread of the virus. According to statistics Delta variant has been found in aro...

WHO urges to delay COVID-19 booster shots

With the onset of the Delta variant in the atmosphere of Covid-19, World Health Organization reported the cumulative number of coronavirus to have reached 4 million across the globe in the last week. The strand of Delta Virus having been found across 135 countries makes us predict the global coro...

Biden administration to continue with Title 42

President Biden said that they will continue to follow the pandemic policy by Trump which allows US government to expel undocumented migrants.

This policy is known as Title 42, and it aims to prevent the spread of corona virus in holding facilities. This policy exempts children and fami...

Covid returns in China, all citizens to undergo testing

Chinese government is testing all the citizens in the city of Wuhan, as cases of novel coronavirus increase among the people.

The population of Wuhan is around 11 million, the city officials are launching nuclei acid testing for all its residents.

On Monday, the city saw seven...

Vaccination made mandatory for return to office in the US

With employers considering to return their employees to work from the office, the renowned epidemiologist Dr. Celine Gounder, emphasized the importance of having a vaccinated workforce.

In an interview, Dr, Gounder mentioned vaccination as the only way out of the pandemic. She also stat...

Japan restricts passengers from three US states

The Japanese government has announced on Monday, that the country will tighten its borders for travelers coming in from three US states. This action has been taken in response to the increasing number of covid-19 cases.

 People coming in are from outside are also a reason for the i...

RISE IN CASES OF DELTA VARIANT IN UK.

Beginning from its onset in 2019, the covid 19 virus has become a global pandemic and 2 years later it still is one of the biggest concerns of most of the nations. The virus has mutated several ways over the months and scientists identify the variants as:

• variant of interest- A v...

SPREAD OF DELTA VARIANT IS ONLY IN THOSE AREAS WHERE VACCINATION RATE IS LOW SAYS A US-BASED PROFESSOR

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• Dr Jha said “Vaccination is low in large parts of the US and those areas are witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, mostly driven by the Delta variant.”

According to Dr Ashish Jha, Dean, Brown University School of Public Health, there is a direct r...

WHO CHIEF SCIENTIST SWAMINATHAN SAYS PANDEMIC DOESN’T SEEM LIKE SLOWING

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• Swaminathan said "In the last 24 hours, close to 500,000 new cases have been reported and about 9,300 deaths -- now that's not a pandemic that's slowing down.”

According to the World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swamin...

IN WAKE OF RISING CASES, SOUTH KOREA LIKELY TO REIMPOSE COVID CURBS

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• The Prime Minister of South Korea, Kim Boo-kyum said the country's fourth wave of the virus, was spreading rapidly, especially in the people ageing between 20 and 30, and are unvaccinated

Immediately after reading the social distancing curbs, the county o...

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS DELTA VARIANT OF COVID-19 IS GREATEST THREAT TO US

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• Delta variant currently makes more than 20 percent of cases reported in the country said Fauci

According to a statement given the United States’ top infectious disease expert and the director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

US CDC CLASSIFIES DELTA VARIANT OF COVID-19 AS A VARIANT OF CONCERN

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• Along with the Delta variant, other variants like the B.1.1.7 (Alpha), B.1.351 (Beta), P.1 (Gamma), B.1.427 (Epsilon), and B.1.429 (Epsilon) have also been classified as 'variants of concern'

According to the reports, the United States Centers for Dis...

HEALTH MINISTER: DELTA COVID-19 VARIANT 40% MORE TRANSMISSIBLE IN UK

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• The health minister of UK said, the Delta variant of covid-19 is 40 percent more transmissible
• PHE said, the Delta variant of the covid-19 has now been the most dominant covid-10 strain in United Kingdom

On Sunday, the he...