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Four cases of BF.7 Omicron subvariant detected in India so farThese cases have been reported from Gujarat and Odisha, he added. BF.7 has been seen replacing the variants dominant in the United States a...- New Omicron subvariant largely evades neutralising antibodies: Lancet studyThe BA.2.75.2 variant of Omicron largely evades neutralising antibodies in the blood and is resistant to several COVID-19 antibody therapie...
- 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...
- BA.4.6: What we know about the new Omicron subvariant that is spreadingBA.4.6 is a descendant of the BA.4 variant, which was first detected in January 2022 . It's possible it could be a recombinant variant.
- Another new COVID variant is spreading - here's what we know about omicron BA.4.6The latest briefing document on COVID variants from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noted that during the week beginning August 14, B...
- High vaccination, natural infection protected India from Omicron wave: NK AroraAccording to Arora, in India both the BA.4 and BA.5 variants have not been able to spread rapidly as vaccination coverage was high and work...
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- What is the BA.5 variant and why does it seem to be reinfecting so many people with COVID-19?BA.5 is a sister variant of the Omicron strain that has been dominant worldwide since the end of 2021, and has already caused spikes in cas...
- BA.5 sub-variant can re-infect you with Covid 'within weeks': ExpertsThat means even if you were infected in 2020 with Delta or even Omicron BA.1 last winter, you can still get BA.5. Your previous immunity do...
- COVID-19: Samples collected from central, south, southeast Delhi show presence of BA.5 sub-variant of OmicronThe findings were discussed at a meeting on June 17 by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), which reviewed the COVID-19 dat...
- Omicron's BA-5 sub-variant may be behind Tamil Nadu's rising Covid cases: GovernmentThe presence of Omicron's BA-5 sub-variant may be the reason for the sudden spike in cases in Tamil Nadu, the state Public Health and Preve...
- Covid-19: Two more cases of BA.5 variant found in MaharashtraOne of them was a 25-year-old woman and the other a 32-year-old man. They were found to have contracted coronavirus infection on May 28 and...
- Three cases of BA.4 and 1 of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus found in MumbaiBA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus which had triggered the third wave of the pand...
- 12 cases of Omicron subvariants detected in Tamil NaduThe Minister informed that 300 samples were sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad of which 12 tested positiv...
- 12 samples have tested positive for BA4 and BA5 variants of Omciron in TN: Health MinisterReferring to emergence of COVID-19 clusters in educational institutions, he said the virus spread at IIT-Madras, Sathya Sai University, Poo...
- Omicron sub-variants cause only mild disease: Covid working group headMaharashtra on Saturday reported its first cases of the Covid-19 infection with BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the Omicron strain of the vir...
- Cases of B.A. sub-lineage of Omicron found in Maharashtra for first time“The whole genome sequencing was conducted by the Institute of Science Education and Research, and its finding has been confirmed by the In...
- COVID-19: NRI on Gujarat visit tests positive for Omicron sub-variant BA.5The man, who lives in South Africa, had on May 1 tested positive for the coronavirus after he arrived here to meet his parents. He had left...
- 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 ...
- Covid-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants of Omicron in IndiaIndia had reported the first case of Omicron BA.4 sub-variant in Hyderabad. First detected in South Africa, it is highly transmissible.
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