Tag: Delta COVID-19 variant
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Delta COVID-19 variant spreading fast, now present in 104 countries – WHO warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 Delta variant was ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and deaths from COVID-19. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this at a media briefing on COVID-19 on Monday at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In his speech posted…
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NMA endorses Astrazeneca vaccine to combat Delta COVID-19 variant
Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara chapter, says two jabs of the COVID-19 Astrazeneca vaccine are about 92 per cent effective against the Delta variant of the virus. The Chairman of the Kwara NMA, Dr Baba Issa, made this known at a news conference organised ahead of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association in…
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NCDC confirms deadly Delta COVID-19 variant in Nigeria
Nigeria on Thursday confirmed the detection of the deadly Delta COVID-19 variant within its shores “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2,” the health agency said in a statement on Thursday night. “The variant was detected in a traveler to…