The number of COVID-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million on Thursday, an AFP count showed, as the pandemic surges around the world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where the Australian city of Melbourne locked down again.

COVID-19 cases top 200 million worldwide as Delta variant poses threat

US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Wednesday (local time) said that Covid-19 cases may double as variant worse than Delta could be coming. "If America's current COVID-19 surge continues unabated into the fall and winter, the country will likely face an even more deadly strain of the virus that could evade the current coronavirus vaccines, Fauci told McClatchy, reported Axios.

COVID-19 cases may double in US as variant worse than Delta could be coming, says Fauci

Governments around the world on Thursday raced to head off a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots.

World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan

China on Thursday reported small coronavirus outbreaks due to the Delta variant in three provinces. This comes as a cluster linked to an eastern airport spreads even after mass testing and a vaccination drive.

Delta variant now in three Chinese provinces

Due to worries about the rising infection rate caused by the delta variant, the United States issued a notification on Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 limitations on international travel in place for the time being.

COVID-19: US to keep travel restrictions in place due to concerns about Delta variant

The Philippines will ban travellers coming from Malaysia and Thailand, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid to prevent the spread of the contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesperson said on Friday.

Philippines to bar travel from Malaysia, Thailand to curb Delta's spread

The daily pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has increased in about a dozen countries due to the arrival of the more contagious Delta variant and governments expanding their vaccination drives, a data analysis by Reuters found.

After vaccination burnout, Delta variant spurs countries to speed up shots

Countries all across the globe have hit new pandemic highs and reimposed COVID-19 restrictions after the G20 finance ministers warned that the economic recovery was threatened by variants and uneven vaccination campaigns.

Delta variant hampers the return to post COVID-19 normality

France warned its nationals on Thursday not to travel to Spain or Portugal on holiday. The warning has been given in view of a spike in Covid cases caused by Delta variant.

Delta variant: France warns citizens against travel to Spain, Portugal

The Delta variant of coronavirus will have a greater effect on the young people of Australia, epidemiologists have warned after recent research. This warning has come after the country reported an increase in hospitalisations of people under the age of 55 during Sydney’s current outbreak.

Young people more vulnerable to Delta mutations of Covid, experts warn

Scientists are concerned that a highly contagious new COVID-19 strain devastating Peru might be immune to vaccinations. The C.37 strain, known as the Lambda variant, was first found in Peru in December 2020, accounting for fewer than 1% of all new cases.

COVID-19: Lambda variant may be more resistant to vaccines than other strains

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization has recently warned that the rich nations are sharing vaccines with low-income countries too slowly to prevent the spread of the Delta variant of Covid, putting at risks millions of lives.

WHO urges countries to vaccinate more people as Delta variant now in 98 countries

President Hassan Rouhani expressed fears on Saturday that Iran will be hit by a fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic due to an outbreak of the Delta variant. During a meeting, Rouhani said, "It is feared that we are on the way to a fifth wave throughout the country,".

Iran's Rouhani fears Covid fifth wave linked to Delta variant

The White House has said that it would send special teams to hotspots around the US to battle the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant amid rising cases in parts of the country.

White House to send special teams to hotspots due to highly contagious Delta variant

Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed strong promise against the Delta variant and other emerging strains and also provided durable protection against the infection more broadly.

J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against Delta variant

An EU-wide Covid certificate for easier travel comes into force on Thursday, just in time for Europe's busy summer vacation period, but the more infectious Delta variant is already threatening to curtail its use.

EU revives bloc-wide travel with Covid pass but Delta poses threat

The stock of Moderna Inc. has climbed to a record high amid growing concern about a contagious variant of Covid-19 in nations including India. The company said its vaccine produced protective antibodies against the Delta variant first found in India.

Moderna shares soar after report that its Covid shot works against Delta variant

The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African Covid-19 infections that is testing the capacity of hospitals and forcing authorities to mull tighter restrictions, the government and scientists said on Saturday.

Delta variant driving Covid surge in South Africa

India's daily COVID-19 infections rose by 50,040 on Sunday, official data showed, as concerns grew about the detection of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus in some states.

India COVID-19 cases rise by 50,040 amid concern about Delta variant

Just when the world thought that an end might be near for the deadly coronavirus, another dangerous variant, Delta Plus, has been spotted by the experts. The deadly coronavirus broke out in the last months of 2019 and took over the world in the early months of 2020, sending almost every country around the globe in a complete lockdown.

COVID-19: All you need to know about Delta Plus variant

AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, the company said on Tuesday, citing a study.

AstraZeneca vaccine effective against COVID-19 variants identified in India

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the existence of a new COVID-19 "variant of interest" known as 'Lambda.' It was initially detected in Peru in August 2020, and it has since been reported in 29 nations around the world, mostly in Latin America, including Argentina and Chile.

Lambda: New variant of COVID-19 that is affecting 29 countries

A little after the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a delay in relaxing the COVID-19 restrictions, the government has opened vaccines for people aged 21 and 22.

UK opens vaccines for 21-22 year olds, fearing rise of Delta variant

At least three people were killed in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady river delta region on Saturday as the military junta's forces clashed with villagers, local media and residents said, while fighting was also reported in northern and eastern Myanmar.

Clashes spread to Myanmar's Ayeyarwady delta, several killed

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