New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown in battle on Delta

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New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown in battle on Delta variant

New Zealand's biggest city of Auckland will retain its lockdown for two more weeks in the battle on the Delta variant of coronavirus, as the country pushes to step up vaccinations, Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern said on Monday. Once the poster c..
Delta variant of COVID-19 does not appear to make children sicker

The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Delta variant does not appear to make children sicker...
New Zealand's COVID cases jump as its battles Delta variant

New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases jumped to their highest level in weeks on Wednesday, a setback to the South Pacific nation's battle to eliminate the highly infectious Delta variant from its shores. Health authorities reported 45 new ..
367 children in Singapore infected with COVID-19 so far, including 172 with Delta variant

CNA SINGAPORE: Singapore has had 367 COVID-19 pediatric cases to date, including 172 who were infected with the Delta variant of the virus, said Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 14). In all, ch..
Delta variant 'highly worrisome' as spread grows across Americas - PAHO

Image: CTV News MEXICO CITY, Aug 4 - The Delta variant of the coronavirus is "highly worrisome" as the mutation has spread to nearly two dozen co...
Russia's Sputnik V shot around 83% effective against Delta variant, health minister says

Reuters Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 83% effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, lower than previously thought, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday. Authorities blamed a surge in coronavir..
Vaccines less protective in Colorado county with Delta variant surge - CDC study

REUTERS COVID-19 infections in a Colorado county with a Delta variant surge this spring were more common among fully vaccinated people than in the state's other counties where it was circulating at lower levels, a U.S. Centers for Disease Cont..
Asian shares dip as Delta variant threatens growth

HONG KONG, Aug 6 - Asian shares lost ground on Friday despite gains on Wall Street, as the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus across the region heightened worries about its economic recovery. Uncertainty about Chinese policy has also l..
Vaccines in Qatar more protective against infectious delta variant, says Senior health official

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in its official twitter account released statements of an interview with senior health official and Chair of the National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Head of Infectious Diseases Division at Hamad Medi..

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