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EU

Covid Delta variant pours into France, strain now accounts for 20% of all cases

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021By Editor

The notorious Delta variant has not left France unscathed as the strain’s presence has increased since last week and now accounts for up to one in five Covid-19 cases in the country. … Read More >Covid Delta variant pours into France, strain now accounts for 20% of all cases

Russia

Kremlin reports rising demand for Covid-19 jabs as new rules imposed, but says goal to inject 60% of Russians by fall won’t be met

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021By Editor

A previously announced national target to vaccinate 60% of Russians by the end of the summer will not be met, the Kremlin has revealed. The news comes despite more and more people signing up for the jab amid a new wave of cases. … Read More >Kremlin reports rising demand for Covid-19 jabs as new rules imposed, but says goal to inject 60% of Russians by fall won’t be met

World

Australian cities force 10 million people into lockdown amid rise in Delta-variant Covid cases

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021By Editor

Four major Australian cities imposed strict restrictions on Tuesday, amid an outbreak of infections linked to the Delta strain of Covid-19, putting 10 million residents into lockdown in Brisbane, Darwin, Perth, and Sydney. … Read More >Australian cities force 10 million people into lockdown amid rise in Delta-variant Covid cases

Shows

Covid threat isn’t over and VP Kamala Harris walks immigration reform tightrope

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization on Friday said that people should continue to wear face masks and take other measures meant to curb the spread of Covid-19, raising concerns about the quickly spreading Delta variant. … Read More >Covid threat isn’t over and VP Kamala Harris walks immigration reform tightrope

Taiwan tightens coronavirus border controls over Delta variant spread

Posted on June 27, 2021June 27, 2021By Editor

Taiwan has announced new restrictions aimed at keeping the highly transmissible coronavirus Delta variant out of the country. New arrivals from five countries, including the UK, will be quarantined at state-run facilities. … Read More >Taiwan tightens coronavirus border controls over Delta variant spread

EU

Europe still ‘on thin ice’ with Covid, says Merkel, urging caution over highly transmissible Delta variant

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a warning over the Delta variant of Covid-19, after calling for British tourists in the EU to quarantine. UK PM Boris Johnson meanwhile sees a “real opportunity to open up travel”. … Read More >Europe still ‘on thin ice’ with Covid, says Merkel, urging caution over highly transmissible Delta variant

EU

Relaxing Covid restrictions during the summer could cause ‘fast and significant increase’ in spread of Delta variant – ECDC report

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned that EU states risk a “fast and significant increase” in the spread of the Delta Covid variant if they proceed with relaxing restrictions during the summer. … Read More >Relaxing Covid restrictions during the summer could cause ‘fast and significant increase’ in spread of Delta variant – ECDC report

EU

Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

The French government has warned about the Delta strain of Covid-19, after it appeared to become four times more prevalent over the course of a week, with some areas of the country seeing infection rates shoot up. … Read More >Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

Indian govt labels new ‘Delta Plus’ Covid-19 strain a ‘variant of concern’ after cases found in 3 states

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

A new Covid-19 strain dubbed ‘Delta Plus’ has been labeled a variant of concern by the government of India, after almost two dozen cases were detected in three of the country’s states, health officials said on Tuesday. … Read More >Indian govt labels new ‘Delta Plus’ Covid-19 strain a ‘variant of concern’ after cases found in 3 states

Russia

Covid-19 has mutated so much in 18 months that proven treatments are often failing, says head of Moscow’s top virus hospital

Posted on June 14, 2021June 14, 2021By Editor

Covid-19 has mutated significantly, and the virus is now much harder to treat than it used to be. That’s according to the head of Moscow’s Kommunarka Hospital, which last year became the city’s main coronavirus treatment facility. … Read More >Covid-19 has mutated so much in 18 months that proven treatments are often failing, says head of Moscow’s top virus hospital