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Topic: Delta Plus

45% of samples sequenced in India since January had Omicron, shows Covid lab network INSACOG

INSACOG, in its latest bulletin, revealed that nearly half of all Covid-19 samples sent for genomic sequencing in India since January this year have been identified as Omicron.

Mumbai reports first death due to Delta Plus Covid variant, second in Maharashtra

The 63-year-old woman was fully vaccinated and died in July. Her 6 close contacts have tested positive for Covid, of which two are infected with Delta+ variant, according to BMC.

Oxygen protocol, Covid care centre in each village: Worst-hit Maharashtra gears for 3rd wave

Mumbai: Maharashtra, one of the states worst hit by the pandemic, has been a bellwether for Covid-19 throughout, and is now preparing for a...

Govt asks 8 states, UTs to take up speedy containment measures in view of Delta Plus variant

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the variant has been detected in districts like Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, Surat in Gujarat, Faridabad in Haryana and Bikaner in Rajasthan.

Covishield, Covaxin effective against Covid variants Alpha, Beta, Gamma & Delta, govt says

New Delhi: Forty-eight coronavirus cases of Delta Plus' variant have been detected from 45,000 samples sequenced so far in the country, with Maharashtra reporting...

Covid pandemic — Delta variant cases rise in Israel, most US deaths among the unvaccinated

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Around 40 cases of Delta plus Covid variant reported in Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh

Health ministry Tuesday had announced the Delta variant as a 'variant of concern'. The three states have been advised to strengthen surveillance.

No sufficient data on Delta plus, virulence unknown: Maharashtra Covid task force member

Task force member Shashank Joshi said there is no sufficient data on Delta plus variant of concern to be alarmed except that Covid appropriate behaviour & vaccination must continue.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.