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delta variant could be more likely to produce severe illness and can spread as fast as chickenpox.CLICK HERE TO FIND A COVID-19 VACCINE NEAR YOUThe Washington Post, which was first to report on the CDC slide presentation, said new research also indicates that fully vaccinated people can spread the virus at higher rates than previously thought. The paper reported that the CDC document says health officials need to acknowledge the "war has changed."The CDC did not immediately respond to an after-hours email from Fox News.

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Capacity limits to be lifted when Ontario exits Step 3, indoor mask mandate to stay: government

Ontario government says capacity limits will be among the public health measures that will be lifted when the province exits Step 3 of reopening, though a mask mandate will remain in place for indoor public settings amid concerns around the Delta COVID-19 variant.“Only a small number of measures will remain in place, including the requirement for passive screening, such as posting a sign, and businesses requiring a safety plan,” Alexandra Hilkene, press secretary for Health Minister Christine Elliott, said in an email Friday.A date for the province exiting Step 3 has not yet been revealed.

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Ottawa extending multiple COVID-19 subsidies for workers, businesses amid Delta variant spread

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced COVID-19 benefits, including the wage subsidy and the rent subsidy, are being extended, as are the Canada Recovery Benefit, the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit. All had been set to expire on Sept.

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Canada may experience 4th COVID-19 wave driven by Delta variant: Dr. Tam

Canada may experience a fourth wave of COVID-19 that would be driven by the highly-infectious Delta variant of the virus if not enough people are fully vaccinated or if reopening happens too quickly, said the country’s chief public health officer Dr.

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Ottawa extending multiple COVID-19 subsidies for workers, businesses amid Delta spread

Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is extending multiple COVID-19 benefits due to expire in September for an extra 30 days amid reopening delays and concerns about the spread of the Delta variant.At a press conference on Friday, Freeland announced the wage subsidy and the rent subsidy are being extended, as are the Canada Recovery Benefit, the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit.All had been set to expire on Sept. 25, but will now run until Oct.

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UK’s Delta variant wave appears to ebb, offering hope Covid-19 is in retreat

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Delta variant tests China’s Covid-19 strategy

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What makes the Delta variant of Covid-19 so dangerous for unvaccinated people

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Covid-19 vaccine holdouts face restrictions in Europe as Delta Variant spreads

—Karina Shah in London and Dov Lieber in Tel Aviv contributed to this article.

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These countries stifled covid-19. Now the delta variant has left them vulnerable

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Covid Delta variant spreads to 132 countries: WHO

COVID-19 cases reported last week (19-25 July) was over 3.8 million, an 8 per cent increase as compared to the previous week, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday.

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Amid Delta, CDC strengthens COVID-19 mask guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today strengthened mask recommendations once again, suggesting even vaccinated people in areas seeing high virus activity should resume wearing masks indoors.

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Global COVID deaths rise sharply, led by surging Delta

The world's pace of deaths from COVID-19 rose steeply last week, as countries in multiple parts of the world battled surges and people in many nations over the weekend protested vaccination and other measures to curb virus activity.

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Data shows Delta variant of COVID-19 now makes up nearly 4 in 10 cases in B.C.

Delta variant of COVID-19 has grown to nearly four in 10 cases in the province, up from fewer than one in 10 just two weeks before.The data comes as the province reported more than 100 new cases in a 24-hour period for the first time in five weeks.The BCCDC released the data Friday, which covers the week of July 11 to July 15. B.C.

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Conflicting COVID-19 mask advice leads to confusion in U.S. amid Delta variant surge

COVID-19 surge ignited in parts of the United States by the highly contagious Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has led to new mask mandates and deep confusion among some people about which guidance to follow.In Los Angeles County, leaders have reinstated an indoor mask mandate, even for the fully vaccinated.

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Delta variant now accounts for over 80% of new US COVID-19 cases: CDC director

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday that the Delta variant, first identified in India, now accounts for 83 per cent of newly sequenced COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

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Delta-driven COVID-19 surges worsen in parts of Asia

A number of Asian countries, especially in the southeast, reported more daily highs for COVID-19 cases, as global health officials continue their push for more equitable vaccine distribution to beat back the pandemic.

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Study: 2 COVID vaccine doses much more effective than 1 against Delta

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness for one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech or the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine against the Delta variant (B1617.2) was much lower compared with one-dose effectiveness against the Alpha variant (B117), according to a UK study yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Two doses, however, narrowed the gap.

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Delta variant of covid-19 isn’t expected to dent robust US recovery

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Study: J&J COVID-19 vaccine significantly less effective against delta variant

study published on July 19 on the medical journal website BioRxiv found that the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine was significantly less effective against the highly transmissible delta and lambda variants compared with two-dose vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. Study authors found that while the two-dose vaccines were 94-95% effective in preventing COVID-19, the J&J vaccine had only 66.9% efficacy "in preventing moderate to severe disease." The study compared the efficacy and drop-off rate of antibody protection from all three vaccines and found that neutralization of the delta and lambda variants decreased with the J&J vaccine. FILE- UKRAINE - 2021/02/05: In this photo illustration a Johnson & Johnson logo is seen in front of a

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Delta variant accounts for 83% of US COVID-19 cases, CDC says

WASHINGTON - The delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for an estimated 83% of COVID-19 cases in the United States as it continues to surge largely among unvaccinated populations, officials said. The percentage is a dramatic increase from the week of July 3, when the highly transmissible variant accounted for about 50% of genetically sequenced coronavirus cases."In some parts of the country, the percentage is even higher — particularly in areas of low vaccination rates," Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a U.S.

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3rd Australian state announces lockdown as Delta variant fuels COVID-19 spread

Australian state announced lockdown rules on Tuesday to combat the COVID-19 Delta variant spread, with South Australia entering week-long restrictions, joining an extended lockdown in Victoria and a five-week shutdown in Sydney.Australia’s most populous state New South Wales (NSW), of which Sydney is the capital, is battling the worst COVID-19 outbreak of this year, with total cases exceeding 1,400 since the first case was reported more than a month ago in a limousine driver who transported overseas airline crew.NSW authorities reported a slight slowdown in new cases on Tuesday as infections fell to 78 from 98 a day earlier as Sydney and some surrounding areas endure a fourth week of lockdown.

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Delta variant may soon become the most dominant Covid strain globally: WHO

ANI that the way the Delta variant spreading is slightly to soon become the most dominant COVID-19 strain globally, adding, "Among all variants of concern, delta spreads most rapidly."

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Vaccines available in India effective against Delta Covid variant: Govt panel chief

Dr NK Arora, the chief of the Centre's Covid-19 working group, citing studies by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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European officials say Delta driving deteriorating COVID-19 situation

COVID-19 cases in European Union (EU) and related countries rose 64% this week compared to the previous week, with the situation likely to get worse as Delta (B1617.2) variant activity continues to expand, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today.

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Delta variant infected 80% of vaccinated Indians during Covid 2nd wave: ICMR study. 10 points

Here are important findings of the ICMR study:

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Catt Sadler sick with COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated: 'Delta is relentless'

A fully vaccinated Catt Sadler revealed that she has contracted the Delta variant of COVID-19. "I’m telling you this so that you understand that the pandemic is very much NOT over," the former E! host, 46, warned her Instagram followers Tuesday alongside a photo of herself lying in bed.

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India can share learnings on how to tackle Covid Delta variant: Anand Mahindra

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Delta variant accounts for 88% of COVID-19 cases in Ontario: Yaffe

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Delta variant behind all Covid-19 cases in Portugal's Lisbon, Algarve

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Delta variant to be a dominant covid-19 strain circulating worldwide: WHO

delta variant of SARS CoV2 virus is now present in more than 104 countries and is soon expected to become a dominant covid-19 strain circulating worldwide, said the World Health Organization.

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Sputnik V vaccine effective against Delta, other variants of Covid-19, study reveals

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Dr Anthony Fauci terms Delta strain of Covid-19 as 'nasty variant'

Dr Anthony Fauci on Sunday (local time) characterised the Delta strain of COVID-19 as a "nasty variant".

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As delta variant spreads, China lacks data on its Covid-19 vaccines

—Raffaele Huang contributed to this article.

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Ontario ‘must remain vigilant’ in Step 3 of COVID-19 reopening amid Delta variant spread: top doctor

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said on Friday that the province will remain in Step 3 of its COVID-19 reopening plan for at least 21 days, until 80 per cent of eligible people aged 12 and older have at least one vaccine dose, and 75 per cent are fully immunized.

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U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations rise as Delta Variant spreads

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Southeast Asia struggles to contain Delta variant amid record COVID-19 surges

coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, Southeast Asia is now suffering record rises in deaths and cases, while vaccination shortfalls and highly contagious variants have derailed containment efforts.As countries like Britain, Germany and France prepare to remove most remaining restrictions after devastating outbreaks, governments in Southeast Asia have been tightening measures, hoping targeted lockdowns will act as circuit-breakers in arresting dramatic spikes after cases started rising in May.Indonesia, the region’s hardest hit and most populous country, recorded 38,391 cases on Thursday, six times the number a month earlier, in a week when it’s daily death toll as much as doubled from the start of July.Hospitals on the most populous

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Lack of athletic support: Olympians to compete without spectators

Competitors at the Tokyo Olympics will miss out on the experience of having fans cheering them on from the stands, as the Delta COVID-19 variant spreads through the city.

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US COVID-19 cases jump amid increased Delta activity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, said today that America has two current truths to face concerning its ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fauci says all 3 COVID-19 vaccines effective against delta variant

WASHINGTON - All three COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use by the FDA — Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — are effective against the highly infectious delta variant, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said during a White House press briefing Thursday. "The world is understandably worried about the delta virus variant," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S.

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 7 new cases, confirms 7 more Delta variant cases

The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported seven new COVID-19 cases and one recovery, though the total case count only rose by five 12,613. The number of total recoveries sits at 12,328.The number of active cases climbed by four to 59.

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CDC: Delta variant now 50% of US COVID-19 cases

By the end of the month, the Delta (B1617.2) variant will likely become an even more dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States, as the more transmissible variant now accounts for 51.7% of all new COVID-19 cases in the country, CNN reports. The Alpha (B117) variant now accounts for 28.7% of cases.

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Biden to deliver remarks on COVID-19 response as delta variant threatens progress

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected to update Americans on the country’s COVID-19 response when he gives remarks Tuesday afternoon.His speech comes after his Independence Day vaccination goal — 70% of the adult population to have received at least one dose — fell short at 67%, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Joe Biden to zero in on Delta variant as US approaches 160 mn COVID vaccination

Joe Biden will encourage Americans who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shots to protect themselves from the widely-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, the White House said on Tuesday.

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COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary hospital grows in size, at least 5 cases involve Delta variant

COVID-19 cases involving the B.1.617.2 variant that have been linked to a coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Calgary, Alberta Health Services said on Monday.The coronavirus outbreak at the Peter Lougheed Centre was first declared on June 25.In an email to Global News on Monday, an AHS spokesperson said that in all, the outbreak currently involves six cases: three patients and three health-care workers.The health authority said all three patients have tested positive for the B.1.617.2 variant, also known as the Delta variant.“Two of those patients are fully immunized and one is not immunized,” AHS said. “Neither is in the ICU.“The patient who has not been immunized is in their 30s and has significant comorbidities.

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Delta variant brings calamity to countries stuck waiting for covid-19 vaccines

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COVID-19: Infectious disease expert watching Delta variant spread as Alberta reopens

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UK cases of Delta variant of Covid-19 have risen almost four-fold, figures show

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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