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"Kejriwalji, Foreign Flights Closed": Hardeep Puri Reminds Delhi Chief Minister
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
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
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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Vaccine Effectiveness On India-Dominant Variants "Remains Uncertain": WHO
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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Vaccines Effective Against Indian Variant Of COVID-19: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that the vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics "continue to be effective" against the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19.
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First Case Of Indian Variant Of COVID-19 Detected In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Saturday detected its first case of the Indian variant of coronavirus, also known as B.1.617, in a person who recently returned from India and was in a quarantine centre here.
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Covid's Double Mutant Fast Replacing N440K Variant In South: Scientists
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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'Indian Strain' Of COVID-19 Found In 17 Countries, Says WHO
The 'Indian strain' of the coronavirus, known as B.1.617 or a 'double mutant', has been found in at least 17 countries, the WHO said, as the world grapples to contain the surge in the COVID-19 cases with 5.7 million infections detected last week.
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Covaxin "Found To Neutralise" Indian 617 Variant: US Adviser Dr. Fauci
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
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
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.
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UK Finds 77 Cases Of COVID-19 Variant First Found In India
UK health authorities have identified 77 cases of the highly infectious B.1.617 variant of coronavirus which causes COVID-19, first found in India, and has designated it a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).
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"Kejriwalji, Foreign Flights Closed": Hardeep Puri Reminds Delhi Chief Minister
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
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
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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Vaccine Effectiveness On India-Dominant Variants "Remains Uncertain": WHO
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.
-
Vaccines Effective Against Indian Variant Of COVID-19: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that the vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics "continue to be effective" against the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19.
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First Case Of Indian Variant Of COVID-19 Detected In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Saturday detected its first case of the Indian variant of coronavirus, also known as B.1.617, in a person who recently returned from India and was in a quarantine centre here.
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Covid's Double Mutant Fast Replacing N440K Variant In South: Scientists
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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'Indian Strain' Of COVID-19 Found In 17 Countries, Says WHO
The 'Indian strain' of the coronavirus, known as B.1.617 or a 'double mutant', has been found in at least 17 countries, the WHO said, as the world grapples to contain the surge in the COVID-19 cases with 5.7 million infections detected last week.
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Covaxin "Found To Neutralise" Indian 617 Variant: US Adviser Dr. Fauci
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
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
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.
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UK Finds 77 Cases Of COVID-19 Variant First Found In India
UK health authorities have identified 77 cases of the highly infectious B.1.617 variant of coronavirus which causes COVID-19, first found in India, and has designated it a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).
