朝日新聞社

'War has changed', CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant

The war against COVID-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Is the mu variant worse than delta? What to know about COVID-19 mutations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...
Business Times

Delta variant doubles risk of Covid hospitalisation: Scottish study

[LONDON] The Delta coronavirus variant doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant variant in Britain, but two doses of vaccine still provide strong protection, a ...
朝日新聞社

Okinawa’s popularity exacts a toll as Delta variant surges

NAHA--Okinawa Prefecture is in dire straits because of the surge in coronavirus outbreaks--even more so than in Tokyo, which has seen unprecedented levels of infections in recent weeks. In the ...
毎日新聞

What's different about the hyper-infectious delta coronavirus variant?

The delta coronavirus strain is seen in this electron microscope photo provided by Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases. TOKYO -- Coronavirus infection numbers are exploding, and severe ...
毎日新聞

37 'Delta Plus' coronavirus variant infections confirmed in Japan

TOKYO -- As of June 21, 37 cases of "Delta Plus" coronavirus variant infections have been confirmed in Japan in tallies from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Chief Cabinet Secretary ...