Variant Of Concern

Lambda variant of COVID-19 emerges in UK: All you need to know about strain originally discovered in Peru

The Lambda variant was originally discovered in Peru and 81 percent of the coronavirus cases in the country since April are related to the strain

Delta COVID-19 variant is 'most transmissible' so far, spreading rapidly in unvaccinated groups: WHO

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus added that more cases means more hospitalisations, which will further stretch health workers and health systems

Delta variant more contagious, resistant to vaccines than other COVID-19 variants: Here's all we know

Scientists agree that the best defence against the Delta variant is to get a full two-dose vaccination against coronavirus.

Two COVID-19 vaccine doses highly effective against Delta variant, finds UK study

Two jabs of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine stopped need for in-patient treatment by 96 percent while the Oxford/AstraZeneca stopped 92 percent.

Delta COVID-19 variant caused second wave in India over April and May, says consortium of national labs

The B.1.617 mutation was found in high levels in genomes sequenced in Maharashtra (2,077), West Bengal (630), Delhi (1,458), Karnataka (225) as of 28 May

UK says Delta COVID-19 variant is now dominant; 5,472 new cases this week

The Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2, is a highly transmissible variant of concern (VOC) that was first identified in India

COVID-19 variant responsible for India's massive outbreak found in 44 countries: WHO

Outside of India, it said that Britain had reported the largest number of Covid cases caused by the variant.