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Obama is the latest Democrat to be accused of hypocrisy for seemingly breaking the very pandemic-era guidance he has promoted to the public.  The former president’s celebration on Saturday originally drew outrage when reports indicated the guest list was in the hundreds, leading some to wonder how such an event …

The Delta variant of the coronavirus may be more transmissible than previous variants, but the World Health Organisation (WHO) doesn’t know how or why, Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, told a briefing on Friday. Van Kerkhove noted that “a few countries” were seeing a rise in hospitalizations, …

The strain was first detected in January this year, but it has only now been deemed severe enough to be listed. According to the WHO classification system, variants are determined first to be designated for “further monitoring,” before being promoted to “of interest,” and then, finally, “of concern.” If the …

The more contagious Delta strain, previously known as the Indian variant, makes up 59% of new cases recorded in Germany, the state-run Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which tracks the progression of the outbreak, stated in its weekly report. The RKI added that various virus strains that are designated as variants …

Cases of the Delta variant outnumbered cases of the alpha variant for the first time for the two-week period ending on July 3, making up approximately 51% of total cases. This is a sizable rise from approximately 30% of new cases, as was reported by the CDC for a two-week …

The vaccine fell to 64% effectiveness in preventing symptomatic infection over the last month, the Health Ministry reported on Monday, noting that the decrease coincided with the rapid spread of the more contagious Delta variant across Israel. The health officials however said the Pfizer shot still offers strong protection against …

“It is feared that we are on the way to a fifth wave throughout the country,” Rouhani said at a coronavirus taskforce meeting. The outgoing president urged governors and regional health officials to closely monitor the situation on the ground in accordance with Iran’s four-tier color-coded scale, where areas with …

“As Delta spreads rapidly, it’s acting like a heat-seeking missile targeting those who haven’t yet been vaccinated,” said Frieden, who served as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under former president Barack Obama between 2009 and 2017. Though Frieden received over 9,000 likes and 2,000 …

Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Denis Logunov, the deputy director of the Gamaleya Institute that developed the jab, warned that there was a decrease in efficacy against the sub-type, which is believed to have originated in India. Laboratory tests designed to show how closely matched the antibodies given by the …

For months, the country had seen the official tally of Covid-19 cases decline from its all-time peak in December and plateau at around 7,000 a day. Bars, shops, restaurants, food halls and even night clubs reopened in much of the country, while the rest of Europe was bouncing in and …