Pune's NIV finds new variant of COVID-19, symptoms include weight loss, lung lesions
The new variant found also comes with severe symptoms as compared to the other strains.
Jun 08, 2021, 13:10 PM IST
UK increasingly confident COVID-19 vaccines work against Indian variant
Britain is increasingly confident that vaccines work against the coronavirus variant first found in India, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, with a leading epidemiologist saying it may be spreading less quickly than first feared.
May 19, 2021, 23:50 PM IST
American vaccines effective against B.1.617 COVID-19 strain first found in India: US officials
COVID-19 vaccines that are available in the United States are effective against the deadly variant that was first detected in India, top US health officials said on Tuesday.
May 19, 2021, 10:04 AM IST
Media reports about WHO classifying B.1.617 as ‘Indian COVID variant of concern’ unfounded: Govt
The Government of India on Wednesday clarified that media reports about the World Health Organisation (WHO) classifying B.1.617 as the “Indian COVID-19 variant of global concern” is utterly unfounded and without any basis.
May 12, 2021, 14:05 PM IST
