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What is the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus spreading across several countries, including the U.S.? Is it a descendant of Omicron, and how deadly is it?- Covid-19: India reports 743 new cases, seven deaths
- Delhi Health Minister Bharadwaj urges caution, says city's Covid positivity rate around 1 per cent
- Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in past one month, says WHOThe number of new deaths decreased by 8 per cent as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 3,000 new fatalities reported, World ...23 Dec, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
- WHO classifies JN.1 as COVID-19 'variant of interest' but says it poses low riskThe World Health Organization (WHO) designated the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest" but with a low global public health r...19 Dec, 2023, 10.11 PM IST
- Covid JN.1 virus arrives in India: What are the symptoms, precautions and should you worry?A new sub-variant of the coronavirus, named JN.1, has been detected in a woman from Kerala, marking the first case in India. JN.1 is closel...18 Dec, 2023, 12.38 PM IST
- Kerala reports first case of COVID-19 sub-strain JN.1Kerala has discovered a case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, a descendant of BA.2.86. Over 90% of COVID-19 cases in India are mild and being ...16 Dec, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
- JN.1: Threat of new Covid variant loom large over holiday season in USThe JN.1 variant now represents more than 20% of all cases, as per estimates disclosed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C...15 Dec, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
- New Covid-19 Variant: Know how prevalent it is, where it is concentrated, its symptoms, how to protect from BA.2.86The CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) found that the public health risk posed by this variant is low because the variant doesn’t seem...04 Dec, 2023, 09.09 PM IST
- Covid variant Pirola now 'in most UK regions'UKHSA Chief Medical Advisor Susan Hopkins said, “While this is still very early data and more research is needed before we can be certain, ...02 Oct, 2023, 07.44 PM IST
- Pirola Covid variant spreading in UK. What we know so far?Pirola variant of Covid has been spreading in the UK and hospitalizations have been reported. Now, UK's NHS has urged people aged over 65 y...22 Sep, 2023, 12.12 AM IST
- Do I need to worry about COVID again?New data from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech suggests that the highly mutated variant of the COVID-19 virus, known as BA.2.86 or "Pirola," is ...08 Sep, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
- Pirola Covid variant is raising concerns but is there anything to panic? Check herePirola Covid variant has raised concerns in the US, Canada, and other countries across the world. However, the Centers for Disease Control ...08 Sep, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
- Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variantThe company said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies in humans against BA.2.86, which is being tracked by th...06 Sep, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
- New Covid variant Pirola not yet detected in India, tight vigil on: Insacog memberInsacog held a review meeting on Friday amidst increasing concern over the BA.2.86 variant, which is informally being termed Pirola. Its me...05 Sep, 2023, 12.39 AM 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
- Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO director generalThe World Health Organisation (WHO), DG, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid is still around and countermeasures a...20 Aug, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
- Covid-19 variant 2023: US, UK, 2 other countries detect highly mutated Coronavirus variant. Details hereCovid-19 virus variant has reportedly been detected in the US, the UK, Denmark, and Israel. The coronavirus variant is dubbed as BA.2.86 an...19 Aug, 2023, 11.24 PM IST
- After EG.5, WHO flags another Covid variant BA.2.86The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new sub-variant of Omicron, BA.X.BA.2.86, as a "variant under monitoring" (VUM) due to t...18 Aug, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
- WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variantThe lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a post on messaging platform ...18 Aug, 2023, 01.09 PM IST
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