All sub-variants of Omicron detected in India, no rise in mortality: Health ministryAccording to the ministry, sequencing of about 324 Covid-19-positive samples revealed the presence of Omicron variants like BA.2 and its su...
Covid variant XBB.1.5 account for over 40pc of cases in USRegionally, XBB.1.5 now accounts for the majority of COVID-19 cases in the northeast, identified as causing 75 percent of cases in New Engl...
Covid-19: No new variants seen in China, sequencing efforts strengthenNational, provincial and private health-care authorities in the country have provided nearly 1,000 genetic sequences from infected patients...
- AI and ML to tackle Covid
As certain variants possess mutations that enable them to evade vaccine-related immunity and expedite transmission, people may be prone to ...
'All Omicron strains present in India, but in small numbers'Experts have found out that in contrast to the prevailing perception about BF.7 dominating the outbreak in China, the information suggested...
Omicron symptoms: All you need to know about condition brought on by novel subvariantsAfter a year of relief from Covid, Omicron seems to be knocking on the doors again. Its subvariants have similar symptoms like congestion, ...
BXX is top Covid 19 sub-variant now"BXX has replaced BA2.75 which is now accounting for 25-30% of Covid-19 cases," the same person said. BA.2.75 was the dominant variant till...
Will the updated Covid boosters prevent another wave this winter? Experts raise doubtsDesigning a vaccine for an evolving virus is a formidable challenge.
XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'XBB is a hybrid of two omicron BA.2 lineages, BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. This makes XBB another grandchild of BA.2. XBB and BQ.1 are therefore ...
BXX variant of Covid virus spreads, but less severeAccording to him the proportion of BXX which is a recombinant variant has increased gradually by20-30% in the country. BA2.75 continues to ...
Karnataka advises people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour as newer subvariants emerge in neighbouring state"In view of reporting newer sub-variants of Omicron BQ.1 (US variant) BA.2.3.20 apart from XBB, which is a recombinant of BA.2.75 and BJ.1 ...
Insacog meet on Friday to assess new strainsOther than BQ.1, Insacog is also seeing a new recombinant variant BXX in the country and other emerging sub variants like BA5.1.7 and BF.7....
Experts urge caution after detection of BQ.1 strainThey said Covid-19 cases could rise in the coming days due to festivals including Diwali next week. BQ.1 is an offshoot of the Omicron vari...
Covid-19: India detects first Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in PuneMeanwhile, the Maharashtra government warned of a COVID-19 spike citing evasive XBB, winter, and festive season. The state reported 17.7 pe...
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...
Covid cases jump in UK: What’s triggering it, what to do?The Covid infections have been rising in several parts of the UK. So, it is time to take a look at the reasons behind the new wave, what ca...
- Indiabulls Securities gets BQ 1 grading
Crisil has assigned a broker grading of ‘BQ 1’ to Indiabulls Securities Ltd.