New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant hits US: What BA.3.2 means and why experts are watchingThe BA.3.2 COVID-19 variant, nicknamed “Cicada,” has emerged in the United States and multiple countries, prompting close monitoring by the...
26 Mar, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Canada detects first case of highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86The individual is not hospitalized, and the detection of BA.2.86 virus has not changed the risk to people in British Columbia, the province...
30 Aug, 2023, 08.40 AM IST
Maharashtra government warns of COVID-19 spike citing new virus variants ike BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1A health bulletin on Monday said the COVID-19 cases rose by 17.7 per cent in the state between October 10 and 16 as compared to between Oct...
18 Oct, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
Nearly 90 pc Covid samples genome-sequenced in Delhi in July-August detected with BA.2 variantIn August, 2,064 samples were analysed and 90.35 per cent of those were detected with the BA.2 variant, while 199 samples were detected wit...
23 Sep, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
'BA.2.75 sub-variant of Omicron has limited circulation in India, doesn't enhance disease spread'The sources also said it is critical to continue to monitor the spread of this sub-lineage and also the other emerging sub-lineages of Omic...
05 Jul, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Govt steps up contact tracing in view of Omicron sub-variantsBoth sub-variants, first reported in South Africa earlier this year, are now reported from several countries. They are responsible for the ...
24 May, 2022, 12.58 AM IST
BA.4 variant patient fully recovered, no spread in TN, says Health SecretaryThe BA.2 is the predominant variant reported in 73 percent of the samples sequenced for Whole Genomic Sequencing (WGS) of covid-19 samples ...
23 May, 2022, 09.00 PM IST
New Omicron sub-variant may be driving spike in casesThe Omicron variant of coronavirus replaced Delta as the predominant strain in India early this year. In the fourth week of December last y...
22 Apr, 2022, 06.21 AM IST
Omicron subvariant BA.2 dominates northeastern region of USThe United States has recorded an increase in the Covid-19 cases caused due to the Omicron subvariant BA.2. Interestingly, the increase is ...
06 Apr, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
Omicron 'stealth' COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globallyScientists say a possible explanation for the recent rise in BA.2 could be that the global uptick happened at the same time that many count...
29 Mar, 2022, 11.53 AM IST
What is the new COVID-19 ‘stealth' variant BA.2. Will it cause another Covid wave?Some scientists have called BA.2 a “stealth” variant because, unlike the BA.1 variant, it lacks a particular genetic signature that disting...
24 Mar, 2022, 05.27 PM IST
What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?BA.2 is the latest subvariant of omicron, the dominant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. While the origin of BA.2 is sti...
24 Mar, 2022, 03.23 PM IST
COVID 4th wave incoming? All you need to know about Omicron BA.2 variantThe WHO has called the recent surge in cases 'tip of the iceberg'. The outbreak of the new variant, 'stealth' sub-variant of Omicron has ma...
23 Mar, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Israel records new Covid variant; check symptoms and severityThe strain, combining two sub-variants of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus -- dubbed BA.1 and BA.2 -- was recorded during PCR test...
17 Mar, 2022, 01.32 PM IST
As Omicron surge subsides, researchers on high alert for Covid BA.2 variant. What we know so farThe variant could potentially slow the current decline of Covid cases.
12 Mar, 2022, 10.27 AM IST
BA.2 variant of Omicron is no more severe than original strain, says WHOBased on a sample of people from various countries, "we are not seeing a difference in severity of BA.1 compared to BA.2," Maria Van Kerkho...
23 Feb, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
BA.2 Covid variant is like Omicron's sister. Here's what we know about it so farWe're seeing cases of a sub-variant of Omicron, known as BA.2, emerge in Australia and more than 50 countries.
03 Feb, 2022, 10.21 AM IST