covid variant

Covishield unable to halt breakthrough Delta infections: Study

On Sunday, a group of Indian researchers reported an unusually high incidence of Covid-19 infections among vaccination recipients, providing further…

3 years ago

Third wave likely to hit Karnataka by September-end, may not be severe if of same variant

By the end of September or the beginning of October, the third Covid-19 wave should arrive in Karnataka. Dr. C…

3 years ago

Covid-19: Delta variant doubles risk of hospitalisation as compared to Alpha, study suggests

Researchers revealed on Saturday in The Lancet that the Delta version of the virus that causes Covid-19 increases the risk…

3 years ago

Genome surveillance by BMC finds 128 Covid cases caused by delta variant, 24 by kappa

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE discovered 128 instances of Covid-19 caused by the delta variant in the city. The…

3 years ago

‘Delta strain also hits vaccinated’: INSACOG consortium

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG), the consortium of 28 national genetic laboratories in India, has warned that vaccination breakthrough…

3 years ago

EXPLAINED: Why Is The Lambda Variant Causing Concerns Among Covids As The World Struggles To Deal With Delta?

As the United States' recent issues with the Delta variety reveal, it's never too early to be concerned about a…

3 years ago

First fatality due to Delta Plus reported in Mumbai

A 63-year-old woman died at a hospital here, becoming the city’s first casualty due to the Delta Plus Covid variant.…

3 years ago

WHO calls for halt on booster shots for Delta variant

The World Health Organization is asking for a COVID-19 vaccine booster embargo until at least the end of September, according…

3 years ago

Mumbai’s Kasturba Hospital likely to start tests to detect variants next week

The Kasturba Gandhi hospital in Chinchpokli installed genome sequencing machines in their laboratory on Tuesday. The hospital will begin conducting…

3 years ago

As doctors investigate whether Delta makes patients sicker, the variant spreads like ‘Wildfire’

With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to…

3 years ago