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  US to maintain travel restrictions due to Delta variant

  World | July 27, 2021 7:24 IST

  The federal administration has been under pressure from travel industry and allies to lift these restrictions.

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  Philippines records 4th death from Delta variant

  World | July 26, 2021 11:09 IST

  DOH said that Philippines now has 119 Delta variant cases after detecting an additional 55 infections, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Why Delta Covid variant is spreading rapidly?

  Science | July 22, 2021 23:48 IST

  According to current estimates, the Delta variant could be more than twice as transmissible as the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19. The variant, which was first identified in India in late 2020, has now become the predominant strain and has spread to at least 111 countries.

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  Sinopharm vaccine highly efficient against Delta variant: Study

  Health | July 21, 2021 14:54 IST

  Sri Jayewardenepura University, have found that China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine is highly efficient against the Delta variant which has become the dominant variant across the world.

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  Assam: Woman doctor infected with Alpha, Delta variants of COVID simultaneously

  India | July 21, 2021 14:04 IST

  The doctor, despite being fully vaccinated, got infected with both Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2, and the RMRC lab detected the double infection in the patient in May.

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  Delta variant accounts for 80 per cent of new Covid cases: Govt expert panel chief

  India | July 19, 2021 13:45 IST

  The Delta variant has mutations in its spike protein, which helps it bind to the ACE2 receptors present on the surface of the cells more firmly, making it more transmissible and capable of evading the body's immunity, Dr Arora said.

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  86.09 per cent of COVID-19 breakthrough infections caused by Delta variant: Study

  India | July 16, 2021 13:39 IST

  This study indicated that the majority of the clinical cases in the breakthrough were infected with the Delta variant and only 9.8 per cent cases required hospitalization while fatality was observed in only 0.4 per cent cases.