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OMICRON COVID VARIANT
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...
- ‘Cicada’ Covid variant with 75 mutations is spreading: What it means for youCicada Covid Variant Symptoms: A new COVID variant with 70-75 spike protein mutations has been detected. The new virus can potentially evad...
- 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.
- Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants : StudyOf 1,02,315 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US from March 3, 2020 to June 20 this year, there were 20,770 labelled as Delta variants, 52,60...
- 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...
- What do we know about 'stealth omicron', the extra-contagious version of the Covid-19 variant?It was given the "stealth" nickname since it looks like the delta variant on certain PCR tests.
- Omicron 'stealth' COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globallyScientists say a possible explanation for the recent rise in BA.2 could be that the global uptick happened at the same time that many count...
- Reinfection with different subtypes of Omicron possible, study findsThe researchers from Statens Serum Institut (SSI) in Denmark selected a subset of samples from over 1.8 million cases of infections in the ...
- BA.2 variant of Omicron is no more severe than original strain, says WHOBased on a sample of people from various countries, "we are not seeing a difference in severity of BA.1 compared to BA.2," Maria Van Kerkho...
- Omicron survives much longer on plastic, skin than earlier coronavirus variants: StudyThe yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted recently on the preprint repository BioRxiv, found that the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron varia...
- Omicron variant quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHOThe COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by the WHO, said that over 15 million new COVID-19 cases were reported globally in the...
- Milder Omicron an "evolutionary mistake"; next variant could be more virulent: warns Indian-origin UK expertWhile the study showed that the new variant, dominant in the UK and now sweeping parts of India, is infecting the cells found in the lungs ...
- Omicron variant resistant to antibodies, two vaccine doses: StudyHowever, the study found that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca preventives may protect well against th...
- Avoid all gatherings as Omicron is highly transmissible, don't lower your guard, say doctorsHealth experts and doctors treating Covid patients at leading government and private facilities in the city said a "sense of complacency" h...
- ICMR designs kit to detect new COVID-19 variant Omicron in 2 hoursThe development has come at a time when the Omicron variant is making its presence felt in various states, with at least 33 cases being det...
- Omicron has higher risk of reinfection than Delta and Beta variants: Singapore's health ministry"There is a higher likelihood of individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 to be reinfected with the Omicron variant," Channel News Asia...
- Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease, says WHO"There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants," the WHO ...
- Omicron: The new Covid variant has about 30 mutations, recovered people can catch it againThe WHO on Friday designated 'omicron' as a 'variant of concern'.
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