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'Delta plus' variant may trigger 3rd wave in Maha: State health dept

'Delta plus' variant may trigger 3rd wave in Maha: State health dept

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The highly virulent 'Delta plus' variant of the novel coronavirus could stoke a third wave in Maharashtra, according to a presentation made at a meeting attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

400 quarantined in Assam after US tourist tests positive for coronavirus

400 quarantined in Assam after US tourist tests positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

A 76-year-old American tourist tested positive for COVID-19 in Bhutan, the first such case in the country, after travelling through Assam recently.