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The Delta variant is already the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the United States, according to data modeling done by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the health agency's estimates the Delta variant…

LONDON: London's Heathrow airport said Wednesday it plans to offer fast-track lanes for fully-vaccinated arriving passengers, as the UK government winds down its pandemic curbs. The government is expected Thursday to announce that…

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday extended its strictest lockdown to July 14 to combat a surge in coronavirus cases led by the highly contagious Delta variant, with areas bordering India taking the brunt of infections. The south Asian country…

LONDON: The Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to spread in the UK with a further 50,824 cases logged on Friday, marking a 46 per cent increase over the previous week, according to health officials. While the infections are rising,…

Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants. Data showed that the durability of the immune response lasted…

COPENHAGEN: A 10-week decline in new coronavirus infections across Europe has come to an end and a new wave of infections is inevitable if citizens and lawmakers do not remain disciplined, the head of WHO in Europe, Hans Kluge, told a…

JAKARTA: Indonesia will impose "emergency" coronavirus restrictions this week to battle an alarming surge in infections, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, as the country scrambles to avoid a collapse of its overwhelmed healthcare…

WASHINGTON: After declining fast for two months, the rate of Covid infections in the United States has leveled off since mid-June thanks to localized spikes in under-vaccinated regions of the country, data showed Monday. It comes as the…

TEL AVIV: The Israeli health ministry reimposed a requirement on Friday for masks to be worn in enclosed public places following a surge in new cases since it was dropped 10 days ago. The head of Israel's pandemic response taskforce,…

SYDNEY: Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a double digit rise in new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 for the third straight day as officials fight to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta…