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'Disqualify Shashi Tharoor As MP': BJP Colleague Cites Covid Remark
- Tuesday May 25, 2021
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Congress's Shashi Tharoor should be disqualified as a member of Parliament for using the term "Indian variant" for the India-dominant B.1.617 strain of the coronavirus, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has said in a letter to the Speaker.
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Police Case Filed Against Kamal Nath Over Remarks On B.1.617 Variant
- Sunday May 23, 2021
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A police case has been registered against former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress chief Minister Kamal Nath for his remarks that tagged the B.1.617 Covid variant as the "Indian Variant".
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Social Media Firms Asked by Government to Remove Reference to 'Indian Variant' of Coronavirus
- Saturday May 22, 2021
- Reuters
The IT ministry in a letter issued on Friday has asked all social media companies to remove down any content that refers to an "Indian variant" of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 11 that the coronavirus variant B.1.617, first identified in India last year, was being classified as a variant of global concern.
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"Kejriwalji, Foreign Flights Closed": Hardeep Puri Reminds Delhi Chief Minister
- Wednesday May 19, 2021
- India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Coronavirus: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday evening reminded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that international passenger flights to and from India have been suspended - with some exceptions - since March last year
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US Vaccines Effective Against Covid Variant Found In India: Top Officials
- Wednesday May 19, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
COVID-19 vaccines that are available in the United States are effective against the deadly variant that was first detected in India, top US health officials said on Tuesday.
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Vaccines Can Cover Covid Variant In India But Efficacy Lower: Expert
- Friday May 14, 2021
- India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The efficacy of coronavirus vaccines may be reduced against the virus variant dominant in India but they can still offer protection against severe conditions linked to COVID-19, one of the country's top experts in genomics said on Friday.
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"Good Scientific Decision": Adar Poonawalla On Longer Gap Between Jabs
- Thursday May 13, 2021
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The gap between two Covishield doses can be increased to 12 to 16 weeks from the current six-eight weeks, the government said today, accepting the recommendation of experts.
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Vaccine Effectiveness On India-Dominant Variants "Remains Uncertain": WHO
- Thursday May 13, 2021
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
New strains of the Covid variant found in India are deadlier and more infectious, the World Health Organisation has said on the country's coronavirus situation in a weekly update.
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Word 'Indian' Not In WHO Report On Covid Variant: Government Fact-Checks
- Wednesday May 12, 2021
- India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The government today objected to the labelling of the B.1.617 Covid variant as an "Indian variant", stressing that the word "Indian" was never used by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Covid's Double Mutant Fast Replacing N440K Variant In South: Scientists
- Tuesday May 4, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, also known as the double mutant, is fast replacing the N440K variant in south India, scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said on Tuesday.
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Covaxin "Found To Neutralise" Indian 617 Variant: US Adviser Dr. Fauci
- Wednesday April 28, 2021
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus India Highlights: 3.6 Lakh Cases, 3,293 Deaths In India In Biggest Spike In 24 Hours
- Thursday April 29, 2021
- India News | NDTV
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
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Indian COVID-19 Variant Found In At Least 17 Countries: WHO
- Wednesday April 28, 2021
- India News | Agence France-Presse
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a variant of Covid-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been found in over a dozen countries.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Disqualify Shashi Tharoor As MP': BJP Colleague Cites Covid Remark
- Tuesday May 25, 2021
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Congress's Shashi Tharoor should be disqualified as a member of Parliament for using the term "Indian variant" for the India-dominant B.1.617 strain of the coronavirus, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has said in a letter to the Speaker.
- www.ndtv.com
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Police Case Filed Against Kamal Nath Over Remarks On B.1.617 Variant
- Sunday May 23, 2021
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
A police case has been registered against former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress chief Minister Kamal Nath for his remarks that tagged the B.1.617 Covid variant as the "Indian Variant".
- www.ndtv.com
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Social Media Firms Asked by Government to Remove Reference to 'Indian Variant' of Coronavirus
- Saturday May 22, 2021
- Reuters
The IT ministry in a letter issued on Friday has asked all social media companies to remove down any content that refers to an "Indian variant" of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 11 that the coronavirus variant B.1.617, first identified in India last year, was being classified as a variant of global concern.
- www.gadgets360.com
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"Kejriwalji, Foreign Flights Closed": Hardeep Puri Reminds Delhi Chief Minister
- Wednesday May 19, 2021
- India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Coronavirus: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri on Tuesday evening reminded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that international passenger flights to and from India have been suspended - with some exceptions - since March last year
- www.ndtv.com
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US Vaccines Effective Against Covid Variant Found In India: Top Officials
- Wednesday May 19, 2021
- World News | Press Trust of India
COVID-19 vaccines that are available in the United States are effective against the deadly variant that was first detected in India, top US health officials said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Vaccines Can Cover Covid Variant In India But Efficacy Lower: Expert
- Friday May 14, 2021
- India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The efficacy of coronavirus vaccines may be reduced against the virus variant dominant in India but they can still offer protection against severe conditions linked to COVID-19, one of the country's top experts in genomics said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Good Scientific Decision": Adar Poonawalla On Longer Gap Between Jabs
- Thursday May 13, 2021
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The gap between two Covishield doses can be increased to 12 to 16 weeks from the current six-eight weeks, the government said today, accepting the recommendation of experts.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Vaccine Effectiveness On India-Dominant Variants "Remains Uncertain": WHO
- Thursday May 13, 2021
- India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
New strains of the Covid variant found in India are deadlier and more infectious, the World Health Organisation has said on the country's coronavirus situation in a weekly update.
- www.ndtv.com
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Word 'Indian' Not In WHO Report On Covid Variant: Government Fact-Checks
- Wednesday May 12, 2021
- India News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The government today objected to the labelling of the B.1.617 Covid variant as an "Indian variant", stressing that the word "Indian" was never used by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
- www.ndtv.com
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Covid's Double Mutant Fast Replacing N440K Variant In South: Scientists
- Tuesday May 4, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, also known as the double mutant, is fast replacing the N440K variant in south India, scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Covaxin "Found To Neutralise" Indian 617 Variant: US Adviser Dr. Fauci
- Wednesday April 28, 2021
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Coronavirus India Highlights: 3.6 Lakh Cases, 3,293 Deaths In India In Biggest Spike In 24 Hours
- Thursday April 29, 2021
- India News | NDTV
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian COVID-19 Variant Found In At Least 17 Countries: WHO
- Wednesday April 28, 2021
- India News | Agence France-Presse
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a variant of Covid-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been found in over a dozen countries.
- www.ndtv.com