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New COVID Variant “Cicada” (BA.3.2) may be affecting children the most, experts sayThe COVID-19 subvariant BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada,” spread internationally, reaching 23 countries and appearing in wastewater across 25 U.S...
‘Cicada’ COVID variant BA 3.2 spreads to 25 states — what symptoms you should not ignoreThe BA.3.2 COVID-19 subvariant, known as “Cicada,” is spreading across the United States, with cases reported in 25 states and over 20 coun...
BA.3.2 Cicada COVID Variant symptoms: How is it different from previous COVID strains, should you be worried?New Covid variant 2026 Cicada symptoms: The highly mutated new BA.3.2 Cicada COVID Variant has now spread to at least 23 countries, sparkin...
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...
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...
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...
"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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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.
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...
India detects 11 COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants in international passengers between Dec 24-Jan 3A total of 19,227 samples of international travellers were tested, out of which 124 were found positive and were isolated they said. Of the...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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 ...