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Modi warns of virus spreading China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-15 09:47 Share CLOSE Family members mourn a man who died of COVID-19 before his cremation at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 13, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Variant found in Americas, though US eases mask rules on progress Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned people to take extra precautions as the country s devastating coronavirus outbreak is spreading fast to rural areas where nearly two-thirds of India s nearly 1.4 billion people live. Modi, during a speech at a farmers convention in New Delhi on Friday, urged people living in rural areas, village councils and state governments to come together to meet the challenge. Modi said the army, navy and the air force have joined the fight against the pandemic in the country. ....
Friday, 14 May 2021 08:46 AM MYT The B.117 prevalent in the United Kingdom has been found in cases reported in 34 countries or territories in the Americas, while the South African variant B.1.351 has been reported in 17. Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. BRASILIA, May 14 ― The four most worrying coronavirus variants have been detected in virtually all countries and territories of the Americas, but although they are more transmissible there is no evidence they are more lethal, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said yesterday. The vaccines that are being administered in the region do provide more protection against the variants, Jairo Mendez, a WHO infectious diseases expert said in a webinar by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). ....
Indian, South African coronavirus variants found in Americas, says WHO expert Reuters Indian Covid variant in Americas The four most worrying coronavirus variants have been detected in virtually all countries and territories of the Americas, but although they are more transmissible there is no evidence, they are more lethal, a World Health Organization expert said on Thursday. The vaccines that are being administered in the region do provide more protection against the variants, Jairo Mendez, a WHO infectious diseases expert said in a webinar by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). What we still do not know is whether fully vaccinated people who do not become ill can still spread the virus to others. We have a lot to learn, Mendez said. ....
Covid: Indian, South African coronavirus variants found in Americas, WHO expert says Reuters/New York Filed on May 14, 2021 Brazil s so-called Manaus variant P.1 has so far been detected in 21 countries, the WHO expert said. The four most worrying coronavirus variants have been detected in virtually all countries and territories of the Americas, but although they are more transmissible there is no evidence they are more lethal, a World Health Organization expert said on Thursday. The vaccines that are being administered in the region do provide more protection against the variants, Jairo Mendez, a WHO infectious diseases expert said in a webinar by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). ....