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Scientists identify new antibody for COVID-19, variants
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): Research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-1
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Epsilon COVID-19 variant of Californian origin found in several patients i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): Pakistan recorded several cases of Californian Epsilon COVID-19 variant on Thursday.
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No new COVID-19 variant of concern has emerged, says Dr NK Arora
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): No new variant of concern (VOC) or variant of interest (VOI) of COVID-19 has emerged in the country, said Dr NK Arora, co-chair of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), on Sunday.
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South Korea reports 3,091 more cases of COVID-19 variants in past week
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 3,091 more cases of COVID-19 variants for the past week, bringing the total number of such cases to 23,388, the health authorities said Tuesday.
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WHO identifies Mu COVID-19 variant as a variant of interest
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on August 30 listed the Mu Covid-19 variant as a 'variant of interest'.
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New COVID-19 variant 'Mu' shows signs of resistance to vaccines: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has said it is closely monitoring the new coronavirus variant named Mu, adding that the 'variant of concern' has shown signs of possible resistance to vaccines.
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New COVID-19 strain: Mandatory RT-PCR test for passengers arriving in Mumb
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 1 (ANI): After the discovery of a new strain of the COVID-19 variant C.1.2, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for international passengers arriving at the Mumbai airport from September 3.
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No case of C.1.2 Covid variant in India so far, say govt sources
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The new COVID-19 variant C.1.2, which was first reported in South Africa, has not been found in India so far, government sources told ANI.
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Antibody protects against broad range of COVID-19 virus variants, study fi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that made people fall sick way back in December 2019. Many of the variants circulating now are partially resistant to some of the antibody-based therapeutics that were developed based on the ori
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Hospitals fill up as new mutant of Delta COVID-19 variant spreads in Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 4 (ANI): The temporary shelter for COVID-19 infected patients at a hospital in Kathmandu has returned as a new mutant of the Delta COVID-19 variant is spreading in the Himalayan nation.
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S Korea reports first two cases of delta plus COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 4 (ANI): South Korea has reported two cases of highly transmissible delta plus variant of the coronavirus.
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Assam: Fully vaccinated doctor infected with two COVID variants
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], July 21 (ANI): A fully vaccinated doctor in Assam's Dibrugarh district has been found to be simultaneously infected with two different COVID-19 variants of concern -- Alpha and Delta.
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