Tag: variants
India Detects Over 24K Mutations In 7K Variants Of Covid
The genetic diagnostic laboratories in India have detected over 24,000 mutations in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the last one year, top officials told IANS on Tuesday. ....
Pfizer Says Its Covid Vaccine Highly Effective Against Delta Variant
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, a Pfizer official in Israel said on Thursday. First identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.....
Tracking Variants: Centre Asks States To Send All Samples From Covid Hotspots
Tightening its genome sequencing measures to ensure early detection of new variants, including Omicron, the Union Health Ministry has asked states to send “100 per cent samples” from Covid hotspots, starting with two recent clusters in Karnataka’s Dharwad and Maharashtra’s Thane. ....
Matter Of Concern To See Big Crowds Without Masks In Hill Stations: PM At Meeting With CM’s Of Northeastern States
India reported 31,443 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. The number new cases is lowest in 118 days. With 2,020 fatalities in last 24 hours, India's death toll reached 4,10,784, said the Union health and family welfare ministry data on Tuesday.This is the 35th consecutive day when India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus cases. ....
Mother Dairy Raises Milk Prices By Rs 2 Per Litre On Select Variants
After Amul, another dairy major Mother Dairy has raised its milk prices by Rs 2 per litre on full cream and cow milk variants with effect from Sunday (October 16). ....
Mumbai Records First Death From Delta Plus Variant As 63-year-old Fully Vaccinated Woman Succumbs
A 63-year-old woman with a lung disease but fully vaccinated is the first fatality linked to Covid’s Delta Plus variant in Mumbai. The woman died of Delta complications in July, which was confirmed by genome sequencing, according to a source.....
No Science Behind Night Curfews In India: WHO's Swaminathan
There is no science behind night curfews when it comes to tackling the spread of Covid variants, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has stressed. ....
New Covid Variants: Centre Issues New Guidelines For Internation Arrivals
The Centre has issued new guidelines for international arrivals as mutant variants of SARS-CoV-2 spread across the world. ....
Ford EcoSport Platinum Edition Launched At Rs 10.39 Lakh
Ford has launched yet another special version for the EcoSport - the Platinum Edition. It is available with either the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine or the 1.5-litre TDCi motor. The petrol version is priced at Rs 10.39 lakh and the one with the diesel engine gets a price tag of Rs 10.69 lakh (both prices, ex-showroom Delhi).....
Samsung To Launch Galaxy S8 In India On April 19
Almost three weeks after its initial launch in the US, South Korean giant Samsung will launch its flagship device Galaxy S8 in India on April 19.....
