Covid Variant

New Delhi: After EG.5 raised concerns for a new Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now flagged another sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.86, dubbed as BA.X. BA.2.86 is from Omicron’s BA. 2 lineage and was first detected in…
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China is bracing for another massive wave of Covid-19 cases, it is likely to witness around 65 millions infections weekly. As the new XBB variants of the virus evolves to overcome the immunity built up after China’s abrupt exit from its…
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Bhubaneswar: Given the present situation with the rise in the number of Covid cases in all countries the Government has decided to hold a meeting in Odisha. The Odisha government is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting on Covid-19…
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Berlin: The Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 has become the dominant Covid-19 variant in Germany, accounting for around half of the infections, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases. "The strong increase in share…
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Gurugram: After the country's first case of coronavirus variant XE was reported in Mumbai, the Gurugram district health department has issued directions for the private and government health facilities to monitor the newly reported Covid…
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Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) A woman costumes designer working with the Bollywood has become the country's first patient to test positive for the Covid XE variant, a BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said on Wednesday. First…
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Jaipur: There was a good news as reports of all the nine patients infected with new corona variant Omicron and admitted to the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences hospital in Jaipur came negative, after which all have been discharged.…
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New Delhi: The currently available vaccines against Covid-19 appear to be effective against the newly detected omicron Covid variant, South Africa's health minister has said. The new variant, known as B.1.1.529, has been detected in…
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Bhubaneswar: The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which was detected in South Africa has also been identified in Botswana, Belgium, Hong Kong, and Israel. The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution met today to review the…
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London: Amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant, a number of countries, including India, the UK,  Israel, Italy and Singapore have moved to restrict travel from South Africa and other countries in the region. In the past,…
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