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China witnesses fresh wave of Covid cases from XBB variants
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to official media sources, quoted by The Washington Post, leading Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan on Monday said that two new vaccinations for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) have been given preliminary approval.
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'Lack of transparency by China over Omicron subvariants reason...': Price
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United States on Wednesday said that the restrictions imposed on flyers from China are because of the "lack of adequate and transparent" data from Beijing over the omicron subvariants that has the potential to spread beyond its borders.
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Omicron subvariants BA.5.2, BF.7 responsible for latest COVID outbreak in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, WHO said that the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) held a meeting with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday and said, "The China CDC analysis showed a predominance of Omicron lineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 among locally acquired in
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Pakistan: Karachi hospital confirms 6 cases of Omicron sub-variant XBB
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The XBB is a highly contagious subvariant of COVID-19's Omicron strain, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The XBB variant had a higher reinfection risk, as compared to other circulating Omicron sublineages, the Dawn report said.
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What is Omicron's XBB.1.5 Sub-variant? Should India be worried?
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Co-chairman of the National IMA Covid task force, XBB.1.5 is an upgraded version of XBB, a recombinant sub-lineage of Omicron that was found a few months ago in multiple countries like Singapore and later in India.
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One of dominant coronavirus strains in China XBB found in Pak
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
One of the most dominant strains of coronavirus in China and an Omicron subvariant XBB's presence has been confirmed in Pakistan, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad and Aga Khan University (AKU), The News International reported.
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Covid variant XBB.1.5 account for over 40pc of cases in US
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the CDC, the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant as of this week has pushed out the BQ.1 and the BQ.1.1 subvariants from their previous positions as the most detected coronavirus mutations.
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Maharasthra Covid cases up; new Omicron subvariants BQ.1, XBB reported fro
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): Maharashtra has recorded a 17.7 per cent rise in coronavirus cases compared to last week, according to a state health department bulletin.
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Omicron's new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 are signals to be cautious: E
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is likely to issue a bulletin regarding Omicron's new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 reported in India.
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COVID-19 deaths rose in last 5 weeks with some countries showing increase
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 27 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that COVID-19 deaths are on the rise for the last five weeks with some countries witnessing increasing trends in hospitalizations.
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Japan: COVID-19 infections hit new record as 7th wave continues nationwide
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's new daily COVID-19 cases hit a new record Wednesday, topping the 209,000-mark for the first time as the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant continues to run rampant.
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US President Biden likely infected with BA5 Covid variant
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden who is suffering from COVID 19 is likely infected by highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5.
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