As the United States continues to report a rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths fuelled by the delta variant outbreak, the chief of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, has sounded alarm stating that the nation’s health systems “are in dire straits”, forcing some states to prepare for rationed medical care.

As delta outbreak ravages US, CDC chief says health systems ‘in dire straits'

New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China`s southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities said on Tuesday, prompting officials to quickly roll out measures including travel restrictions to halt the spread of the virus.

COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads

Terming the criticism he has been receiving for travelling between Canberra and Sydney over the Father’s Day weekend despite COVID-19 lockdown as a “cheap shot", Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended himself, saying that the health authorities exempted him since he is an “essential worker”.

Australian PM brushes aside criticism for Father’s Day trip to Sydney amid lockdown

According to a report by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a new sub-lineage AY.12 of the Delta variant of COVID-19, that was recently classified in Israel is now being reported in many parts of India.

‘New sub-lineage of Delta variant, first reported in Israel, found in several Indian states’

Looks like we will be going back to OTT as alarm sounds for theatre amid COVID Delta variant scare in the US. Paramount Pictures has paused the theatrical release of its upcoming film ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ over concerns of the delta variant that would restrict the audience from coming to theatres.

Back to OTT? Paramount pulls film from theatre amid COVID Delta variant scare

Adding to the fear of another possible outbreak, Australia announced its first coronavirus-related death in Sydney. This death has come as Sydney is battling to control the widespread of the Delta variant which has also been labelled as a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Sydney records first Covid-related death as Delta variant surges through Australia

Australia's New South Wales state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster of the highly infectious Delta variant in Sydney.

Sydney sees worst pandemic day of 2021 as Delta COVID-19 outbreak spreads

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