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India reported 145 cases of Covid-19 JN.1 subvariant till December 28
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"A total of 145 cases of JN.1 variant have been reported till December 28. These samples were collected between November 21 and December 18, 2023," official sources said.
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Surveillance should be done for all types of diseases: Former DG, CSIR
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the upswing in COVID-19 cases in India , speaking to ANI, Dr. Shekhar C Mande , former DG, CSIR and Distinguished Professor, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, said surveillance should be done not only for COVID-19 cases but also for other diseases.
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Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in past one month: WHO
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Due to its rapidly increasing spread, WHO is classifying the variant JN.1 as a separate variant of interest (VOI) from the parent lineage BA.2.86. It was previously classified as VOI as part of BA.2.86 sublineages.
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No new COVID-19 variant of concern has emerged, says Dr NK Arora
Updated : 4 years, 7 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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WHO identifies Mu COVID-19 variant as a variant of interest
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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11 cases of COVID-19 Kappa variant found in Rajasthan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 14 (ANI): Eleven cases of Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Rajasthan, said State Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Tuesday.
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'Too early to say anything on Kappa variant': UP doctor on detection of ne
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): As the emerging new strains of the Covid-19 virus are causing a lot of concern for the people, an Uttar Pradesh doctor on Friday said it is too soon to comment on the Kappa variant as it's still a 'variant of interest'.
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Kappa is a variant of interest, says Dr VK Paul
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Kappa variant of COVID-19 is a "variant of interest" and it is not a new variant as cases have been reported in the country before, said the Union Health Ministry at a press briefing on Friday.
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COVID-19: Delta Plus still 'variant of interest', 40 cases reported so far
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): A total of 40 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 coronavirus has been detected in the country, government sources informed on Wednesday, adding that most of the infections were from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
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COVID-19 'Delta Plus' variant detected in India, nullifies monoclonal anti
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday revealed that the Delta variant with an additional mutation known as "Delta Plus" has been detected in the country that nullifies the use of monoclonal antibody but asserted that it still not a "variant of concern". Read More
