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8 children killed in tricycle accident in Egypt’s Nile Delta
The eight were among 12 passengers riding the tricycle on their way home from work at a factory in a town in Beheira, north of the capital Cairo, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement.
May 1, 2022 -
Hamsters can infect humans with Covid: Study
Before this, however, Hong Kong had ordered the culling of thousands of hamsters in pet shops, particularly those purchased on or after December 22.
January 31, 2022 -
Why Omicron variant is less severe than Delta
Now, a new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly sensitive to inhibition by the so-called interferon response, an unspecific immune response that is present in all body cells.
January 25, 2022 -
Omicron may soon outrun Delta cases in South Africa
Omicron was first detected in a sample taken on November 8 in Gauteng, South Africa's most populous province, and was officially reported on November 24.
December 2, 2021 -
Delta variant still responsible for 99% of Covid cases globally: WHO
While health experts are concerned about Omicron's transmissibility given its unusual constellation of mutations and profile that differs from previous variants of concern, the WHO said that it is not clear how transmissible the variant is and whether it will increase the severity of disease.
November 29, 2021 -
Covid will end with Delta, to continue as endemic risk: Ex-FDA chief
"This becomes a more persistent, endemic risk. So, you continue to have coronavirus spread, but not at the same rates we're seeing right now, and it settles into ... more of a seasonal pattern, and basically becomes a second flu, (but) probably more pathogenic than the flu,"
September 24, 2021 -
Covid vax misinformation in US rises as Delta cases surge
These include: vaccines don't work (up 437 per cent), contain microchips (up 156 per cent), people should rely on their "natural immunity" instead of getting vaccinated (up 111 per cent) and cause miscarriages (up 75 per cent).
August 11, 2021 -
Melbourne extends lockdown amid delta cases
The New South Wales state government reported 344 new infections
August 11, 2021 -
After Delta, Kappa variant has experts worried
The initial symptoms of Kappa variant infection is mainly rashes all over the body.
July 12, 2021 -
Delta variant accounts for 20% of new cases in France
The overall coronavirus caseload in France currently stood at 5,835,885, with 111,230 deaths
June 30, 2021 -
Test results of vax effectiveness on Delta+ soon
Covishield and Covaxin vaccines work against SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta, while their effectiveness against the Delta Plus is being tested, the ministry said.
June 28, 2021 -
UK reports highest daily Covid-19 cases since Feb
Britain reported 35,204 new cases of the Delta variant in the latest week, a 46 per cent increase, Public Health England (PHE) said Friday
June 27, 2021 -
France urges vigilance against Delta variant
In France, the Delta variant is now responsible for 9 to 10 per cent of the around 2,000 new Covid-19 cases per day
June 24, 2021 -
Merkel cautions against spread of Covid Delta variant
Germany's incidence rate of cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days continued to fall to 7.2 on Wednesday
June 24, 2021 -
WHO names COVID-19 variants 1st found in India as ‘Kappa’ and ‘Delta’
China reported the first COVID-19 case in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 and since then the deadly disease has become a pandemic.
June 1, 2021 -
US airline apologises for booting family off flight
US' Delta Air Lines has issued an apology for kicking a family with two young children off a flight after the customers had already boarded, the media reported. The incident occurred on April 23 on Delta flight 2222 from Hawaii to Los Angeles, but footage of the ordeal was posted on YouTube on Wednesday by …
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May 5, 2017