Tag: delta variant

• Monday, November 29th 2021 - 15:06 UTC

  WHO recommendations on how to address Omicron, “a variant of concern”

  

  Last Friday WHO designated variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO's Technical Advisory Group (TAG-VE). This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of illness it causes.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  China goes back to lockdown and other restrictions as Delta variant keeps spreading

  

  Chinese authorities have decided to go back to restrictive sanitary measures as around 133 cases of COVID-19 were detected in 11 provinces last week. The Beijing marathon has also been suspended.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 00:31 UTC

  COVID-19 infections back on the rise

  

  COVID-19 had been relatively calm in Argentina until last week the number of cases began soaring again, with 7667 infections detected against 946 the week before.

• Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 00:13 UTC

  Argentine national gov't to hunt down those unregistered for vax

  

  Argentina's Federal Health Council Monday announced that although immunization will not be mandatory, a nationwide house-by-house vaccination campaign will be launched for those who have not registered to take their injections.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Coronavirus Delta variant found in sewage network at Argentine city of Córdoba

  

  Researchers in the Argentine province of Córdoba have found traces of the coronavirus Delta variant in the sewage network, it was reported Monday.