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Syringes with needles are seen in front of a displayed stock graph and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert says

If Omicron proves even more transmissible than the Delta variant, it could lead to a sharp spike in infections that could put pressure on hospitals

People wait in line to undergo the coronavirus test at a temporary testing site set up at City Hall Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, November 22,2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Analysis: Scientists ask whether Omicron can outrun Delta

Pedestrians walk along a shopping street after the Austrian government placed roughly two million people who are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on lockdown, in Vienna, Austria, November 15, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring

People line up for nucleic acid testing at a residential compound following local cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Dalian, Liaoning province, China November 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

China faces biggest Delta outbreak as infections grow in northeastern city

A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Pfizer vaccine very effective against Delta variant in adolescents in Israel - study

Russia says Sputnik Light is 70% effective against Delta variant
Coronavirus chronicle

Russia says Sputnik Light is 70% effective against Delta variant

The normally bustling High Street in Auckland’s CBD is largely deserted during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

New Zealand drops Covid-19 elimination strategy under pressure from Delta

An elderly resident waits to receive her Covid-19 vaccine in Singapore, on Sept. 25. Photo: Bloomberg
World+Biz

The best and worst places to be as we learn to live with Delta

People wearing protective face masks walk along The Bund in front of the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Shanghai, China August 25, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 cases more than double in southeast China as Delta spreads

An Israeli woman poses for a picture as she receives a third shot of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as country launches booster shots for over 40-year-olds, in Jerusalem August 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Israel's Covid-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

General view inside the Pondok Indah shopping mall as the Indonesian capital reopens its shopping malls with a new policy requiring shoppers to show a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination certificate, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 13, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Delta blow knocks wind out of Asia's economic recovery

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Explainer

Why Delta is making herd immunity harder to reach

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

BNP expresses concern over surge of Delta variant