Category: B.1.617.1
UK: 487 reinfections for UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 and 13 reinfections already for B.1.617.2
The latest UK PHE technical report shows that there have been 487 cases of reinfection recorded for the UK variant B.1.1.7. More...
WHO: Newly designated VOC within lineage B.1.617 – update on Delta coronavirus variant
In consultation with the WHO SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution Working Group, WHO has determined that viruses within the lineage B.1.617 have been characterized as a VOC. More...
UK: 1600 cases of Delta variant B.1.617.2 in Britain, now at >8% of total
According to the Covid-19 genomics UK consortium database, in sequences up to 11th May, there have been 1,604 instances of B.1.617.2, making it the second most common variant in the UK. More...
UK: surge testing for Delta coronavirus variant in Nottingham
Targeted testing is to start in Nottingham, UK for two weeks after a rise in cases of the Indian variant of Covid.
India: 16% vaccine breakthrough in Delhi hospital coronavirus study
A small-scale study on 113 healthcare workers who had received at least one vaccine dose at a private hospital in Delhi found that 18 tested positive for Covid but all except one had mild symptoms. More...
WHO: B.1.617 Delta coronavirus strain is now a Variant of Concern or VOC
A World Health Organization official said Monday it is reclassifying the Indian Sars-Cov-2 variant B.1.617 as a “variant of concern,” indicating that it’s become a global health threat.
India: coronavirus death toll equivalent to a Nagasaki atom bomb every ten days
Covid-19 deaths In India rose by more than 4,000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday (May 9) as calls for a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus mounted. More...
India: B1617 twice as infectious as UK coronavirus variant B117
Early indications from an analysis of the growth of the B.1.617 variant of the Covid-19 virus has shown it to be at least twice as infectious as the UK variant and thrice as infectious as the variant behind last year’s Covid-19 wave. More...
UK: Delta coronavirus variant B.1.617.2 already outcompeting B.1.1.7 in some areas of Britain
UK GOV: “B.1.617.2 has spread rapidly in India based on available data. More...
UK: surge testing for Delta coronavirus VOC B.1.617.2 begins in Bolton as some areas see 500% increase in cases
Mobile Covid-19 testing units are being rolled out in Bolton as surge testing gets underway in the borough’s coronavirus hotspots. More...