Covid update: Cases at Olympics; ‘antibodies last 9 months’; kids & vaccines

Published on Jul 20, 2021 12:28 am IST

From scare at the Olympics to the duration of antibodies, here are the top updates on coronavirus. A US gymnast has tested positive for COvid-19 at the Olympics, USOPC said on Monday. Earlier, three more cases were detected at the Olympics Games village. Meanwhile, INSACOG’s Dr. NK Arora said the Delta variant accounted for 80% of new cases. The second wave of Covid-19 was primarily driven by the Delta variant. Also, a study has revealed that antibodies after infection can last for at least nine months. The study, conducted in a town in Italy, was published in the journal Nature Communications. Watch the full video for more updates on the pandemic.

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