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Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Topic: Delta variant

Delta variant responsible for 80% of India’s new Covid cases, govt expert panel chief says

Dr N K Arora, chief of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, said the current vaccines are effective against the Delta variant according to studies undertaken by ICMR.

Delta variant caused 86% of Covid breakthrough infection in India, ICMR study says

The study, which is the first nationwide study of post-vaccination infections, found that only 9.8% cases required hospitalisation and fatality was observed in only 0.4% cases.

Delta variant transmissibility likely to up Covid cases & pressure on healthcare, WHO warns

Increased transmissibility of Delta variant means that it is likely to emerge as the dominant variant globally in coming months, as per WHO's Covid weekly epidemiological update.

Delta variant of ‘great concern’, aggressive vaccine drive needed in India, ICMR journal says

An article in the Indian Journal of Medical Research notes that vaccination and tracking are the two important strategies needed to combat the Delta variant.

Pfizer wants to push third booster dose of Covid vaccine, but US says ‘no need’ yet

Pfizer says it has received initial data showing that a third dose of its existing vaccine is safe & can raise neutralising antibody levels by 5 to 10 fold compared with original vaccine.

Delta variant could cut immunity gained from prior infection by 60%, study of Delhi data finds

The research yet to be peer reviewed, brought together data from modelling studies, sero-surveys, as well as structural insights into the spike protein of the mutated virus.

Why following the science isn’t curing Covid confusion over the Delta variant

Virology and epidemiology can give people an estimate of how risky something is, but can’t tell people how much risk is too much, or which mitigation measures impose too much burden.

Delta variant 8 times less sensitive to vaccine antibodies than original strain, study says

The study was conducted on more than 100 healthcare workers at three centres in India, and found that the variant generates greater transmission among the fully vaccinated workers.

Delta variant continuing to mutate, ‘very dangerous period’ of pandemic on, WHO chief says

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Delta variant is dangerous and requires constant evaluation and careful adjustment of the public health response.

Covid pandemic — Australia halves overseas arrivals, S Korea cases rise as Delta variant spreads

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

On Camera

Modi’s ‘Make in India’—a case study in what happens when strategy is replaced by storytelling

From day one, Make in India was driven by optics than economics. There were global summits, slick visuals, and media blitzes. But the real machinery never showed up.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.