Delhi begins genome testing of all samplesAbout 500 samples have been sent for genome sequencing and the experts said that results are expected to come sometime this week, people in...
20 Apr, 2022, 09.52 AM IST
Covid-19 Omicron XE: What does 'recombinant' mean and how fast does this variant spread?XE has also been identified in India, China and Thailand.
19 Apr, 2022, 08.47 AM IST
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
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.
12 Apr, 2022, 06.19 PM IST
Voluntary use of masks must be promoted in view of new XE variant: ExpertsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected in the UK, and suggested that ...
12 Apr, 2022, 02.59 PM IST
INSACOG lab testing to confirm XE Variant in IndiaGujarat reported its first case of the XE variant last week, after a man from Mumbai tested positive for Covid-19 during his visit to Vadod...
12 Apr, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
Covid: No reason to worry until a new variant of concern gets detected, says Delhi Health Minister Satyendar JainDelhi reported 141 fresh Covid cases and one more death on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 1.29 percent, according to data share...
11 Apr, 2022, 02.50 PM IST
Mumbai man, 67, confirmed as first Omicron XE caseHe was fully vaccinated with Covishied, is totally asymptomatic and stable, and now the process to trace his contacts is currently underway.
09 Apr, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
Genomic analysis of XE variant sample from Gujarat underway: Health ministryThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected in the UK, and suggested that ...
09 Apr, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
60-year-old is the first case of Omicron's XE variant in GujaratThe new strain was first detected in the UK. The WHO in a warning asserted that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency of international...
09 Apr, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Unlike Omicron, XE coronavirus variant causes loss of smell & taste. Find out more symptoms of this mutant strainXE coronavirus variant is said to be 10 times more transmissible than Omicron.
08 Apr, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
XE variant of COVID not more severe than Omicron: Dr Gagandeep Kang"We were worried about BA.2 but it did not cause more serious disease than BA.1. XE does not cause more serious disease than BA.1 or BA.2,"...
07 Apr, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
No need to panic about XE variant, assures Maharashtra government’s Covid-19 task force memberDr. Shashank Joshi, Maharashtra government’s Covid-19 task force member also urged citizens to continue following Covid-appropriate behavio...
07 Apr, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
XE or not? Maharashtra reports ‘first case’ of new Omicron variant, Centre denies claimWhile the BMC claimed it had found the XE strain in the sample of a 50-year old South African costume designer who tested positive in Mumba...
07 Apr, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Covid case detected in Mumbai not XE variant, clarifies governmentA case of the Kappa variant was also detected during a sero survey, the official said, adding the results came in genome sequencing of 376 ...
06 Apr, 2022, 08.48 PM IST
India's first case of coronavirus variant XE detected in MumbaiThe first case of 'XE', a sub-variant of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in India has been detected in Mumbai, as per reports.
06 Apr, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
UK studies new COVID variant XE as mutation of OmicronThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is studying XE - a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron strains - and as of March 22, 637 XE cases h...
05 Apr, 2022, 06.08 PM IST