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Telangana government issues alert to all hospitals on JN.1 Covid sub-varia
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"JN.1 is a subvariant of Omicron. There were many cases in Kerala. Our state government has issued an alert to all hospitals in the state. If there are any cases of influenza-like illness or severe acute respiratory illness we need to monitor them, increase their testing, keep them in isolat
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WHO chief urges China to give “full access” to probe origins of Covid-19:
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"We are urging China to provide full access, and we are encouraging countries to raise this issue in their bilateral discussions, urging Beijing to cooperate," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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Scientists scramble to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spott
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The new variant, called BA.2.86 and nicknamed Pirola by variant hunters on social media, has more than 30 amino acid changes to its spike protein compared with its next closest ancestor, the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron, according to Dr Jesse Bloom, who studies viral evolution at the Fred H
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New Covid-19 variant EG.5 on the rise in US
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Covid-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US. The variant is causing about 17 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country compared to 16 per cent for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
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Booster vaccine for Omicron variant gets emergency use approval
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The mRNA-based booster vaccine GEMCOVAC®-OM, developed to provide immunity against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, has received approval from the regulator Drug Control General of India (DCGI) for emergency use.
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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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China detects 275 new Covid-19 subvariants in a week
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On Saturday last, China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention announced that over 275 new Covid-19 subvariants were detected in the country within 7 days.
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New XBB COVID sub-variants reported in China: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
China from December 1 to April 20 reported 32,993 effective genomic sequences of domestic cases.
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COVID in India is moving towards endemic stage; cases will rise, then star
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
COVID in India is moving towards the endemic stage, stated official sources on Wednesday.
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Omicron variant behind COVID surge in India has higher effective reproduct
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The latest preprint new study shows XBB.1.16 Omicron variant, which is behind the COVID surge in India and will also spread worldwide in the near future, has an effective reproductive number (Re) 1.27 and 1.17-fold higher respectively than XBB.1 & XBB.1.5, suggesting that XBB.1.16 will s
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India reports 4,435 coronavirus cases in 24 hours, highest in past six mon
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The COVID-19 cases in India have seen an upward trend in the past few days with the daily fresh infections ranging between 2,994 on April 1 to 3,824 on April 2 and 3,641 on April 3 and 3038 on April 4.
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India records 3,038 covid cases in last 24 hours: Remain alert, says Union
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We need to remain alert but there is no need to worry. Currently, the sub-variant of Omicron which is circulating in the country hasn't increased hospitalisations," Mandaviya said.
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