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After EG.5, WHO flags another Covid variant BA.2.86

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…

BA.5 becomes dominant Covid variant in Germany

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…