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What's the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?A "recombinant" variant has emerged, dubbed "Omicron XE", which is the result of two omicron strains merging together in a single host and ...
18 Apr, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
Caught COVID? Here's what you should and shouldn't do when self-isolation isn't mandatoryAnecdotally, many people seem to be ignoring the virus and carrying on regardless. The message seems to be that COVID is no longer so impor...
27 Mar, 2022, 10.45 AM IST
Deltacron: What scientists know so far about this new hybrid coronavirusDeltacron's story begins in mid-February, when scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Paris uploaded a genetic sequence of the coronavirus t...
22 Mar, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
New Covid-19 variant is rare hybrid between delta and omicron, experts say. How dangerous is it?The variant uses it to successfully invade cells in the nose and the upper airway.
14 Mar, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
More than a hoax? Reports of Deltacron cases in UK abuzz, as experts grapple to understand this 'new hybrid'Scientific community has still not reached a consensus on Deltacron.
21 Feb, 2022, 02.28 PM IST
Govt on alert as India reports Omicron, Delta co-infectionsAccording to an Insacog member, the new Deltacron variant which has been seen in some countries has not been found so far in India. However...
19 Feb, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
First dismissed as lab error, 'Deltacron' cases pop up in the UKBritish health officials have identified a patient diagnosed with both Delta and Omicron, called 'Deltacron', according to the UK Health Se...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.20 AM IST
Countries like India need better vaccines with broader coverage, says top Cambridge scientistRavindra Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, is renowned...
11 Jan, 2022, 06.50 AM IST
'Deltacron' likely result of lab error: ExpertsCypriot media reported the discovery Saturday, describing it as having "the genetic background of the Delta variant along with some of the ...
10 Jan, 2022, 09.53 PM IST
New coronavirus variant 'Deltacron' emerges in CyprusIn total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus. 11 of the samples came from people who were hospit...
10 Jan, 2022, 08.08 AM IST
Cyprus detects new 'Deltacron' Covid variant, says reportAccording to Dr Leondios Kostrikis, the head of the laboratory of biotechnology and molecular virology at the University of Cyprus, of the ...
09 Jan, 2022, 06.26 PM IST