2,593 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1, its lineages detected in India: INSACOGA total of 2,593 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 and its lineages have been detected in India, according to the INSACOG data. The World Hea...
15 Feb, 2024, 09.22 PM IST
312 Covid sub-variant JN.1 cases detected in countryA total of 312 cases of the COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in India, with about 47% in Kerala, according to INSACOG data. Ten...
02 Jan, 2024, 05.48 PM IST
157 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 detected in India; highest from Kerala, Gujarat: INSACOGThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has reported 157 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 in the country, with Kerala reporti...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
"No need to panic, need to remain alert": AIIMS on new COVID subvariant JN.1After a surge in the cases of the new COVID subvariant JN.1, doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have advised ...
23 Dec, 2023, 09.35 PM IST
Four cases of COVID sub-variant JN.1 in Rajasthan, health dept issues advisoryCovid cases of the new sub-variant have been reported in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi and Goa. In its advisory on Thursday, the st...
22 Dec, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Karnataka ups Covid testing in wake of rising JN.1 variant cases in border statesWith the threat of Covid resurgence, the Karnataka government directed district health officials to test all severe acute respiratory infec...
20 Dec, 2023, 06.15 PM IST
Can recent Covid increase lead to another 'wave'? Here's what virologist saidDespite the surge in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, the majority of patients are recuperating without needing medical intervention. However, is ...
19 Dec, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
India Covid panel head clarifies on Kerala death amid JN.1 subvariant scareIndia reported 260 new COVID cases, including one death in Kerala, where the JN.1 subvariant was recently detected. The center issued an ad...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
WHO urges member states to continue with 'strong surveillance' amid rising respiratory diseases, JN.1 subvariantThe World Health Organization warns of rising respiratory diseases and the emergence of the JN.1 COVID sub-variant, stressing global survei...
18 Dec, 2023, 07.30 AM 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
Arcturus - new Covid variant - emerges with this never-seen-before symptomThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is also keeping a close eye on the new subvariant of Covid.
13 Apr, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
No new Covid sub-variant seen in India in over a monthIndian Sars-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics, a network of laboratories monitoring genomic variations of Covid-19 virus, which held a review me...
28 Feb, 2023, 07.23 AM IST
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...
31 Dec, 2022, 08.50 AM IST
Will Covid variant BF.7 bring the world's fourth pandemic wave? Understand the difference with DeltaThe lethal Delta variant, which began the terrible second wave in India in 2021, is not as transmissible as the BF.7 sub-variant.
22 Dec, 2022, 11.56 AM IST
BA.4, BA.5 subvariants causing COVID spike in West Bengal: Experts"We have been conducting genome sequencing on positive samples in West Bengal. A few subvariants of Omicron, mostly the BA.4 and BA.5 was f...
30 Jun, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
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...
22 Jun, 2022, 10.55 PM 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