Covid-19 variant

Geneva:  The next Covid-19 variant that will rise will be more contagious than Omicron, but there's no guarantee that the future strains will be milder, the World Health Organization said. According to Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's Covid-19…

Another momentous year is coming to an end. Delta variant struck India in mid- February. Four lakh cases per day were being reported in mid-May. It left a trail of human misery and destruction. No one anticipated and was prepared for the…

Algiers: Algerian Health authorities have confirmed the detection of the first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, local media reported. A foreign national who entered Algeria on December 10 tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival…

New Delhi: The new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1.529, detected in South Africa is mainly affecting people in the under 25 age group, among whom the vaccination rate against the virus is only 26 per cent, according to health officials.…

Paris: France has detected several cases of a new Covid-19 variant, raising concerns amid a surge in cases of the infectious disease in Europe. The variant, known as B.1.X or B.1.640, was detected in October in Bannalec and Finistere,…

Stockhol: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said that the Covid-19 Delta variant is expected to account for nearly all new cases in the continent by August. In its latest threat assessment report, the ECDC…

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on June 16, 2021 that a new COVID-19 variant has been spreading in 29 countries, notably in South America. The COVID-19 variant, named as 'Lambda', was first identified in Peru, according to…

New-Delhi: A new double mutant variant of the coronavirus has been detected from samples collected in India, said union health ministry said on Wednesday. The double mutant has been detected across 18 Indian states. In 10,787 positive…

London: The coronavirus variant first identified in Britain may be more deadly than the older virus strain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Friday. "There is some evidence that the new variant may be associated with a higher…

Johannesburg: At least five countries have suspended flights from South Africa after a coronavirus variant was recently discovered in the country. Germany, Turkey, Israel, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia are among the countries that have…