Delta variant 60% more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect, UK experts say

The Delta variant is 50% more transmissible than the Alpha variant, first discovered in the UK, experts from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) said. The rapid surge in cases during Delhiā€™s fourth Covid-19 wave was mainly driven by the…

UK Reports Zero Daily COVID-19 Deaths For The First Time Since July 2020

According to the latest government figures, 127,782 people in the UK have died within 28 days of a positive test since the start of the pandemic — the worst death toll in any European country. Britain on Tuesday reported zero daily deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since last July, despite a recent rise in…