Read more about Delta plus variant affects lung tissues more than other strains: Expert on Business Standard. The Delta plus variant of Covid has greater affinity to lung tissues as compared to other strains but it doesn t mean that it will be more transmissible said NTAGI head, Dr N K Arora.
Read more about UK reports 35,204 cases of Delta Covid -19 variant in last week, up by 46% on Business Standard. With 35,204 new cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant getting reported last week, the UK has seen a 46 per cent increase in the variant of concern, the Public Health England (PHE) said
Read more about UK reports over 11,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, first time In four months on Business Standard. United Kingdom has recorded 11,007 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, with the emergence of the Delta variant pushing the figure above 10,000 for the first time since late February.
The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, is around 40 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha or so-called Kent variant of concern (VOC), UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. The senior Cabinet minister said the spread of the Delta variant, behind a recent rise in coronavirus infections in the country, had made the unlocking plans set for June 21 more difficult. However, he pointed out that a majority of those in hospital as a result of the Delta variant had not had a vaccine at all and only a small minority had had both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, which the minister said reflects the scientific advice that one vaccine is not quite as effective against the Delta VOC as against the Alpha variant but both doses are just as effective.
Read more about No Delta variant now dominant in UK as cases rise by 5,472 in a week on Business Standard. The Delta variant of Covid-19 has now become the dominant VOC in the UK as infections rose by 5,472 in a week to hit a total of 12,431