Tag: Delta Variant
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Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 83% effective against Delta variant
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 is around 83 per cent effective against the Delta variant of the virus, lower than previously thought, Reuters quoted Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko as saying. Russian authorities blamed the rise in coronavirus cases in June and July on the more contagious Delta variant and the population’s unwillingness to…
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Public sector and military hospitals should be open to general public: Justice Qazi Faez Isa
Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa has suggested that public sector and military hospitals should be open to the general public, reported Dawn. Justice Isa had recently contracted Covid-19 despite being vaccinated. His statement comes in relevance to the grave situation with the surging cases of Covid-19 in Pakistan. In a statement, Justice Isa…
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Australian man escapes quarantine using bedsheets
A man in Perth, Australia, escaped mandatory quarantine in a hotel room by using a rope made of tied together bedsheets from a fourth-floor window, reports Reuters. He arrived in Perth from Brisbane but was told to leave the state within 48 hours, failing to get a mandatory pass before travel, and was sent to…
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NCOC Eid ul Azha guidelines: Sacrifice is not allowed at home
The National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) has announced numerous guidelines for Eid ul Azha, which will be celebrated tomorrow, Wednesday, in Pakistan. The NCOC has recommended that no Qurbani should be allowed at home/residential areas, reported Samaa. The government has requested the public to follow all the precautionary measures as the country is heading towards…
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Delta variant most dominant in Karachi with 92 per cent cases
Delta Variant has become the most dominant Covid-19 variant in Karachi, which accounts for 92 per cent of the infection cases in the city. “Our experts at the National Institute of Virology at the University of Karachi analysed 90 Covid samples on July 14 and 15, and of them, 83 or over 92 per cent,…
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Delta variant dominant worldwide, deaths surge among unvaccinated people: Officials
The Delta variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by a surge of deaths around the United States (US) almost entirely among unvaccinated people, US officials said on Friday. US cases of coronavirus are more than 70 per cent over the previous week and deaths are up 26 per cent, with outbreaks…
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Here’s everything you need to know about the Delta variant
At least 40 cases of the Delta variant — a highly virulent Covid-19 strain — have been recorded in the country in the last few days. Heath experts also suspect the presence of the Delta variant in Lahore. With increasing number of cases of this deadly variant, here is everything you need to know about the…
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Hundreds of people watching Euro Cup football matches catch coronavirus
Hundreds of people watching Euro Cup football matches were affected by Covid-19. Read More – Portugal knocked out of Euro 2020 despite Ronaldo being a top scorer As per reports, fans returning from London and St. Petersburg have been exposed to the Delta variant from India, and the rate of corona cases in Europe has…