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Business News›News›Newsblogs›Coronavirus News Updates Live: Delta variant now the most 'transmissible' one, says World Health Organisation
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Economic Times | 26 Jun, 2021 | 07.59AM IST
Coronavirus News Updates Live: Delta variant now the most 'transmissible' one, says World Health Organisation
The delta variant, the virus, will continue to evolve. Right now our public health and social measures work, our vaccines work, our diagnostics work, our therapeutics work. But there may be a time where this virus evolves and these countermeasures don't,” " Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead on COVID-19, said.
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Biden vows 'sustained' help as Afghanistan drawdown nears
Several hundred additional American forces will remain at the Kabul airport, potentially until September. They'll assist Turkish troops providing security, a temporary move until a more formal Turkey-led security operation is in place, the officials said Thursday. Overall, officials said the U.S. expects to have American and coalition military command, its leadership, and most troops out by July Fourth, or shortly after that, meeting an aspirational deadline that commanders developed months ago.
Jaishankar discusses global issues with his Greek counterpart
Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to Greece, said that the European country is an important partner in India's broader European Union (EU) engagement and looked forward to formal talks on Saturday. "Thank FM @NikosDendias for a warm welcome to Greece. A productive discussion on regional and global issues. Greece is an important partner in our broader EU engagement. Look forward to our formal talks tomorrow," he tweeted.
We are fully prepared to deal with the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic. We have installed many oxygen plants & many more are coming up. We are also expanding bed capacity
- Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh
US to provide 3 million doses of J&J COVID vaccine to Afghanistan
EU okays new J&J COVID vaccine production site
The European Medicines Agency has approved a new manufacturing site for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, in a move that should boost production of the one-dose vaccine across the 27-nation EU. In a statement Friday, the EU drug regulator said the new site in Anagni, Italy, will finish manufacturing of the J&J vaccine, which was licensed for use in adults across Europe in March.
Mumbai to remain in level 3 of COVID-19 curbs
The state's move was driven by detection of cases of the Delta plus variant of COVID-19, considered highly infectious, in Maharashtra. Delta plus cases have been found in Ratnagiri, Jalgaon and some other districts of the state, requiring stricter curbs.
ED arrests Anil Deshmukh aides in PMLA case
The ED case against Deshmukh and others is borne out after the CBI first carried out a preliminary enquiry followed by a regular case being filed on the orders of the Bombay High Court. The court had asked the agency to look into the allegations of bribery made against Deshmukh by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
The partnership between Afghanistan and the United States is not ending. It's going to be sustained. Our troops may be leaving, but support for Afghanistan is not ending in terms of helping maintain their military as well as economic and political support
- US President Joe Biden
George Floyd's killer Derek Chauvin jailed for 22 years
Former Minnesota police officer, Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd's neck and led to his death was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison.
