Covid-19 New Variant

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19
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Covid Delta variant ‘about 40% more transmissible’

Estimates have said the Delta variant could be anywhere between 30% and 100% more transmissible than the so-called Alpha variant first identified in Kent

A woman walks past a "Stay Safe Melbourne" sign on a mostly-empty city centre street on the first day of a seven-day lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Melbourne, Australia, May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
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Australia finds highly infectious Delta variant in Melbourne virus outbreak

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19
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What we know about the Indian variant as Covid sweeps South Asia

Covaxin neutralises double mutant strain: ICMR
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Covaxin neutralises double mutant strain: ICMR

A woman checks the temperature of a voter before he casts his vote at a polling booth during the first phase of the West Bengal state election in Purulia district, India, March 27, 2021. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
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New coronavirus variant emerges in West Bengal

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer logo in this illustration taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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S African variant may 'break through' Pfizer jab, but vaccine highly effective, Israeli study says

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Why the mutated coronavirus variants are so worrisome

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer logo in this illustration taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Pfizer shot 91% effective in updated data, protective against variant

The World Health Organization says pregnant women can be badly affected by some respiratory infections, and that it is not known whether mothers with Covid-19 can pass the virus to their babies during pregnancy or delivery Photo: Reuters
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Russian scientists says EpiVacCorona effective against variants

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Italian cat tests Covid-19 positive with British variant

The World Health Organization says pregnant women can be badly affected by some respiratory infections, and that it is not known whether mothers with Covid-19 can pass the virus to their babies during pregnancy or delivery Photo: Reuters
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New coronavirus variant found in French region of Brittany: French government

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab which was isolated from a patient in the US. Photo: Reuters
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Scientists discover possible new coronavirus mutation in Brazil

Covid variant 'taking over' UK and likely to dominate elsewhere
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Covid variant 'taking over' UK and likely to dominate elsewhere