SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
Variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected late 2020
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The Delta variant (B.1.617.2) was a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first detected in India on 5 October 2020. The Delta variant was named on 31 May 2021 and had spread to over 179 countries by 22 November 2021. The World Health Organization (WHO) indicated in June 2021 that the Delta variant was becoming the dominant strain globally.
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Karnataka says sample of South Africa returnee 'different from Delta', no Omicron in India yetKarnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has said the sample of one of the two recent South Africa returnees appears different from the Delta variant.DNA - Published | |
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Government keeping 'very close eye' on new mutation of Delta variant The government is keeping a "close eye" on a mutation of the Delta coronavirus variant thought to be up to 10% more transmissible amid a rise in UK cases.Sky News - Published | 'Delta is making other COVID variants extinct' - but what does it mean for the UK? One of the government's top coronavirus experts claims the Delta variant has become so dominant it is causing others to become extinct.Sky News - Published |
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Covid-19: Breakthrough infection common due to Delta, report saysBreakthrough infections of SARS-CoV2 after vaccination against Covid-19 are common across the globe during Delta outbreaks and genome sequencing of such cases in India currently also shows high..IndiaTimes - Published | Delta variant can still be transmitted by people who are double jabbed, study finds People who become infected with the Delta variant even after being fully vaccinated may still pass the virus on, undermining hopes of herd immunity, new research suggests.Sky News - Published |
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