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Indian panel says global response needed to contain more infectious virus variant
Dubbed the “delta variant” by the World Health Organization, it is estimated to be 50% more transmissible than the coronavirus variant first found in Britain, researchers at the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium and the National Centre for Disease Control said.
Pfizer jab produces less antibodies against Delta variant of coronavirus: Lancet study
The team, led by researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in the UK, noted that levels of antibodies alone do not predict vaccine effectiveness and prospective population studies are also needed. Lower neutralising antibody levels may still be associated with protection against COVID-19, they said.
India is leading world in sustainable development and clean energy: PM Modi
“From agriculture to astronomy, disaster management to defence technology, vaccine to virtual reality, India aspires to become self-reliant and empowered in every direction. India is leading world in fields of sustainable development and clean energy,” said PM Modi at the CSIR society meeting.
No Olympics if no athletes come to Japan, says Tokyo 2020 president
Already postponed from last year at the cost of an extra $3.5 billion, a scaled-down version of the Games, with no foreign spectators, is set to start on July 23.
39 lakh people displaced in India in 2020 due to climate disasters, conflicts: Report
The top three countries with high internal displacements last year were China, Philippines and Bangladesh, where over four million people were displaced, according to the State of India’s Environment Report 2021 released by the Centre for Science and Environment.The report stated that 76 per cent of the internal displacements globally in 2020 were triggered by climate disasters.
It said 4.05 crore people were displaced in the world that year, out of which, 3.07 crore people were displaced due to climate disasters and 98 lakh due to conflicts and violence.
Number of babies born in Japan falls to record low
The coronavirus outbreak has hit birth rates around the world, including in the United States, despite early speculation that pandemic-related lockdowns may lead to a global baby boom. The number of registered marriages in Japan fell 12.3% last year to 525,490, a post-war record, the ministry said.
UK approves Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine for use in 12- to 15-year-olds
Children aged 12-15 are already receiving the Pfizer shot in the United States, while France and Germany are planning to start offering it to that age group this month.
Pandemic slows in Asia and Europe
The biggest decrease was seen in Sweden, where new cases dropped by 36 percent, followed by Nepal (minus 35 percent), India (minus 33 percent), Bahrein (32 percent), Italy (31 percent), Ukraine (30 percent) and Japan (minus 29 percent).
However the number of cases rose by just over half in Oceania, by 18 percent in Africa and five percent in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Delta variant dominant in UK, may increase risk of hospitalisation
There were 5,472 new cases of the Delta variant reported in latest weekly figures, taking the total confirmed cases of the variant to 12,431, PHE said, adding it had overtaken Alpha, the variant first identified in England’s Kent, as Britain’s dominant variant.
The Delta variant is also thought to be more transmissible than Alpha, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that it could derail plans for lockdown restrictions in England to end on June 21.
UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’
With humanity facing a “triple environmental emergency” of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, now is the time to act, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message for the online virtual gala.