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12 cases of Omicron subvariants detected in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 6 (ANI): As many as 12 people tested positive for the new subvariants of COVID BA.4 and BA.5 in Tamil Nadu, as per state Health Minister M Subramanian.
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COVID surge in 3 Kerala districts, state Health Minister says 'no need for
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 4 (ANI): With three districts in Kerala -- Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam - seeing a rise in the coronavirus cases, the state's Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that there was no need for concern.
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Philippines detects 2 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.5
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines has detected COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.5 from two people in the same household in a province north of the capital, an official from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday.
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BA.4, BA.5 are quite mild, behaving like other Omicron sub-variants: Exper
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): As India has been witnessing the subvariants of Omicron, Dr Tarun Kumar Sahni, Internal medicine and hyperbaric Oxygen therapist at Indraprastha Apollo hospital on Tuesday clarified that the BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages are quite "mild" because they are behav
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Beijing relaxes COVID measures despite high-risk areas
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): While the Chinese capital, Beijing, gradually returns to normalcy, experts noted that the work to prevent COVID-19 cannot be relaxed as the city still has many high-risk areas where Omicron flare-ups can be seen.
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Maharashtra reports first cases of COVID subvariants B.A. 4, B.A. 5, mild
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Maharashtra reported the first cases of the subvariants of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, said an official on Saturday.
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Contact tracing intensified after Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 detected,
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): After the detection of Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in India, the government has intensified contact tracing said a health expert on Wednesday.
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Sputnik V demonstrates strong protection against Omicron variant: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 24 (ANI): Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology on Wednesday said that Sputnik V demonstrated strong protection against Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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IndiGo Q4 net loss widens to Rs 1681.8 cr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): InterGlobe Aviation, the operator of India's largest airline IndiGo, on Wednesday reported a net loss of Rs 1681.8 crore for the quarter ended March 2022 as compared to Rs 1141.98 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter of last year.
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Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants of COVID-19 will not lead to surge in cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): After India witnessed cases of the sub-variants of Omicron, Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association's national task force on Tuesday said that these newly-detected sub-lineages will not cause a surge in infections but people still n
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'More Contagious' Omicron subtype BA.4 detected in China, zero-covid polic
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): China reported the first case of a COVID-19 infection caused by the Omicron BA.4 variant, which was imported, according to an epidemiological survey by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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INSACOG confirms first case of BA.4, BA.5 Omicron subvariants of COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): First case of BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been found in Tamil Nadu and Telangana respectively, confirmed the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) on Sunday.
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