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COVID-19 Delta variant proves lab leak theory is ‘extremely unlikely' - scientist

Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 20 12:20 PM

Evolutionary biologist slams ‘school kids’ politics over COVID-19 origins and says scientists should be ‘more circumspect.' Read more »

Delta variant raises global exposure to ‘political risk’ and economic slowdown - report

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 27 02:44 PM

The Delta variant of the coronavirus, when factored together with a number of persistent economic issues being seen throughout the world, could lead to both political risks and greater social pressures, a new assessment has found. Read more »

Israel holds up tourist entries as Delta variant spreads

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 24 07:29 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel announced Wednesday a delay to the renewed entry of individual tourists and said it could take other steps to counter the spread of the Delta variant of coronavirus despite the country's high vaccination rate.   Read more »

COVID-19 Delta variant can spread through 'fleeting' contact: health expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 02:57 PM

The Delta variant of the causative virus of COVID-19 is "very dangerous" as it can spread with just "fleeting contact," a health expert warned Tuesday as he insisted it is not the time to do away with face shields. Read more »

Israel urges 12-15-year-olds to get vaccinated, citing Delta variant

Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 05:42 PM

JERUSALEM - An Israeli health official on Monday urged more 12- to 15-year-olds to be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing new outbreaks that he attributed to the more infectious Delta variant.   Read more »

Sydney reinstates masks to contain Delta COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 11:18 AM

SYDNEY - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) reverted on Friday to making the wearing of masks mandatory on public transport in Sydney, as a cluster of the highly-infectious coronavirus Delta variant expanded to a fourth person. Read more »

Delta variant fueled 50 percent rise in English COVID prevalence: study

Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 07:15 AM

LONDON - The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant has driven a 50% rise in infections in England since May, a large prevalence study led by Imperial College London found on Thursday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson delayed the end of restrictions. Read more »

DOH logs new COVID-19 variant cases in PH; only 26 active

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 08:08 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) reported additional patients who were carriers of COVID-19 variants in the country, where 8 have died and 26 are still considered active cases.  Read more »

2 COVID shots effective against India variant - English health body

Reuters
Posted at May 23 09:50 AM

A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain's dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday.   Read more »

India tells social media firms to take down 'Indian variant' posts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 08:33 PM

The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India last year and has been blamed for much of a devastating COVID wave that has battered South Asian nations in recent weeks. Read more »

Expert backs Pfizer jabs for students, Sinovac for essential workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 10:13 AM

A public health expert on Wednesday proposed that government allocate Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines to high school students and Sinovac jabs to essential workers. Read more »

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variants: study

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 18 01:58 PM

The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines should remain highly effective against two coronavirus variants first identified in India, according to new research carried out by US scientists. Read more »

UK confident vaccines protect against Indian variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 06:43 AM

Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian coronavirus variant now spreading across the country, Heath Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday.   Read more »

Mga Pinoy dapat mag-ingat pa rin dahil sa banta ng Indian variant: eksperto

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 05:43 PM

Nagpaalala ang isang eksperto na hindi pa dapat maging kampante ang publiko kahit bumababa na ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 dahil nariyan pa rin ang banta ng mga variant ng coronavirus. Read more »

DOH detects 10 more cases of India's COVID-19 variant in PH

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 07:28 PM

The country now has 12 confirmed cases of the Indian variant.    Read more »

3 contacts of OFW carrying Indian COVID-19 variant positive for virus: DOH

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 01:19 PM

MANILA - Three of the close contacts of an overseas Filipino worker found to be carrying the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant that first emerged in virus-ravaged India have tested positive for COVID-19, the health department said Saturday.    Read more »

DOH checking on 41 close contacts of 2 Filipinos with Indian COVID-19 variant

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 04:48 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it was looking into the 41 close contacts of 2 overseas Filipino workers were carriers of the Indian variant of COVID-19. Read more »

PH health chief backs stricter border controls after Indian COVID-19 variant detected

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 10:48 AM

Health Sec. Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said he would recommend stricter border controls after two cases of India's COVID-19 variant were detected in the Philippines. Read more »

Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries, all regions: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 09:03 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world. Read more »

PH detects first cases of COVID-19 variant from India

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 10:24 PM

The COVID-19 variant that's believed to be pushing a catastrophic surge in India is now detected in the Philippines. Read more »