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Coronavirus News Live Updates: After a record high Covid-19 vaccination on Monday of over 88 lakh doses, India on Tuesday inoculated 52.8 lakh people till 10 pm. According to the centre, Monday’s increase wasn’t a sudden development but the result of coordinated planning with states and improved supplies of vaccines. Madhya Pradesh emerged as the big success story of the blockbuster vaccination day on Monday — recording over 16 lakh jabs. The Indore district alone recorded nearly 2.2 lakh jabs, nearly three times the number recorded by Delhi.
The centre expressed confidence that with the increase I vaccine production and a better advance schedule of supplies, the number is expected to remain high. It also added that the participation of private sector would improve vaccination rates, a report in Times of India said.
The Delta plus variant, a new mutant version of the Delta strain first detected in India, has been found in three states in the country. Twenty-one cases of the ‘Delta plus’ variant, considered highly infectious, have been reported in Maharashtra threatening to massively dent the state’s fight against the virus as experts warn that this variant may trigger a third wave of the pandemic in the state.
Covid-19 Alert Issued for Australia-New Zealand Flights | Passengers on two flights between Australia and New Zealand have been ordered to immediately isolate and undergo COVID-19 testing after authorities traced a traveller who tested positive in Sydney after visiting Wellington. The case, which adds to a growing coronavirus outbreak in Sydney, prompted New Zealand authorities to suspend quarantine-free travel to and from New South Wales state for three days from midnight on Tuesday.
Delta Variant 'Greatest Threat' to US' COVID-19 Efforts: Dr Fauci | The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America's attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has warned. Speaking at a White House briefing on COVID-19 on Tuesday, Fauci said the variant, which was first identified in India, now makes up more than 20 per cent of all new cases in the US, a significant increase from nearly 10 per cent two weeks ago.
Delta Plus Variant EXPLAINED: What is it & Why it May Trigger a Third Covid Wave in India
Twenty-one cases of the 'Delta plus' variant of Covid-19, considered highly infectious, have been reported in Maharashtra threatening to massively dent the state's fight against the virus as experts…
People queued up at vaccination centre in Gariahat, Kolkata claim vaccine shortage."I came at 10 am, but had to wait long. Stock was over and at about 12 pm they got more vaccines; process is very slow, many were told to return,"said Prerna, who got vaccinated at 4:30 pm.
Delta Plus Identified as Variant of Concern | While the Delta plus remains a variant of interest, the Delta virus has been identified as variant of concern. Explaining the differences, Bhushan said, “Any variant’s transmissibility and virulence decides whether it is a variant of concern or interest. Delta variant is found in 80 countries around the world, including India and it is a variant of concern."
Delta variant has been detected in 80 countries around the world, including India and it is a variant of concern. The Delta plus variant has been detected in nine countries besides India. These are - US, UK, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Poland, Nepal, China and Russia.
Take Immediate Measures Where Variant in Found: Centre | The Centre directed the states to take up immediate containment measures, enhanced testing, tracking and vaccination in districts and clusters where the Delta plus variant was found. Samples of the infected persons are to be promptly sent to designated laboratories of INSACOG so that the clinical epidemiological correlations can be made, the government said. INSACOG, or Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics, was set up to conduct genome sequencing of the coronavirus.
Alarmed by Delta Plus Cases in 3 States, Centre Issues 3-point Advisory | Union Health Ministry on Tuesday advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on Delta plus variant of Covid-19 after 16 out of 22 cases reported in the country were reported from these states. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan at a press briefing had underlined that the Delta plus variant is currently a “variant of interest" and has not yet been classified as a “variant of concern". Cases of the Delta plus variant have been detected in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri and Jalgaon and parts of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
