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China witnesses fresh wave of Covid cases from XBB variants
Updated : 3 years 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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Pakistan: Karachi hospital confirms 6 cases of Omicron sub-variant XBB
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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One of dominant coronavirus strains in China XBB found in Pak
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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No cases of BF.7 variant of COVID-19 found in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that there is no need to panic as the national capital does not have a single case of the COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BF.7.
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Message circulating on XBB variant of COVID-19 fake, says health ministry
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide, several fake and misleading information is being circulated on the internet. Reacting to one such piece of information, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday took to Twitter to debunk a particular message about the COVID XBB variant.
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New XBB Covid variant is immune evasive says WHO's Soumya Swaminathan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 21 (ANI): With India reporting a highly infectious new COVID-19 variant, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said that there were over 300 sub-variants and XBB being a recombinant virus is a matter of concern.
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Maharasthra Covid cases up; new Omicron subvariants BQ.1, XBB reported fro
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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