Scientific community has still not reached a consensus on Deltacron. ...More

Scientific community has still not reached a consensus on Deltacron. ...Less

Deltacron's story begins in mid-February, when scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Paris uploaded a gen ...More

Deltacron's story begins in mid-February, when scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Paris uploaded a genetic sequence of the coronavirus that looked very different from previous sequences. The virus sample had come from an elderly man in northern France and looked odd. ...Less

The studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), and Cell Host & Microbe journal, sh ...More

The studies, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), and Cell Host & Microbe journal, showed that a third mRNA vaccine dose was required to generate a high enough concentration of antibodies to neutralise BA.2 and Deltacron, as well as other Omicron variants, including the original BA.1, and BA.1.1. ...Less

Cypriot media reported the discovery Saturday, describing it as having "the genetic background of the Del ...More

Cypriot media reported the discovery Saturday, describing it as having "the genetic background of the Delta variant along with some of the mutations of Omicron". ...Less

British health officials have identified a patient diagnosed with both Delta and Omicron, called 'Deltacr ...More

British health officials have identified a patient diagnosed with both Delta and Omicron, called 'Deltacron', according to the UK Health Security Agency's weekly variant surveillance report. ...Less

In total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus. 11 of the sample ...More

In total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus. 11 of the samples came from people who were hospitalized due to the virus, while 14 came from the general population, reported Jerusalem Post citing Cyprus Mail. ...Less

According to an Insacog member, the new Deltacron variant which has been seen in some countries has not b ...More

According to an Insacog member, the new Deltacron variant which has been seen in some countries has not been found so far in India. However, there were some cases of mixed infection due to the Delta and Omicron variants. ...Less

According to Dr Leondios Kostrikis, the head of the laboratory of biotechnology and molecular virology at ...More

According to Dr Leondios Kostrikis, the head of the laboratory of biotechnology and molecular virology at the University of Cyprus, of the 25 samples taken in Cyprus, 11 were hospitalised due to the virus, while 14 were from the general population, the Cyprus Mail reported. ...Less

A viral recombination is when at least two genomes infect the same host cell together and exchange geneti ...More

A viral recombination is when at least two genomes infect the same host cell together and exchange genetic material during replication to produce a virus offsprings that have some genes from both parent strains ...Less

Prospects for the rest of the year and beyond hinge on the questions of whether and when future variants ...More

Prospects for the rest of the year and beyond hinge on the questions of whether and when future variants will emerge ...Less

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The relaxation of limitations and lightening of lockdowns is another cause for the unexpected increase in ...More

The relaxation of limitations and lightening of lockdowns is another cause for the unexpected increase in COVID-19 instances. ...Less

Ravindra Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology a ...More

Ravindra Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, is renowned for his work on HIV. ...Less

Anecdotally, many people seem to be ignoring the virus and carrying on regardless. The message seems to b ...More

Anecdotally, many people seem to be ignoring the virus and carrying on regardless. The message seems to be that COVID is no longer so important. But even as the rules do relax, living with COVID must not mean ignoring it. ...Less

The studies showed that a third mRNA vaccine dose was required to generate a high enough concentration of ...More

The studies showed that a third mRNA vaccine dose was required to generate a high enough concentration of antibodies to neutralise BA.2 and Deltacron. ...Less

The variant uses it to successfully invade cells in the nose and the upper airway. ...More

The variant uses it to successfully invade cells in the nose and the upper airway. ...Less

XE has also been identified in India, China and Thailand. ...More

XE has also been identified in India, China and Thailand. ...Less