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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...
COVID-19: Active cases cross 4,000 markIndia's active COVID-19 cases have surpassed 4,000, with Kerala leading the count, followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi. Recent data...
JN.1 becomes the dominant Covid variant in India with 60% cases"JN.1 is gradually spreading out. We are seeing that it is now replacing the XBB subvariant of Omicron. It has increased within eight to 10...
COVID-19: 32 fresh cases reported in Greater Mumbai areaThe total number of active cases is 148, with no detection of the JN.1 variant. It's noted that 51% of these cases are asymptomatic, and th...
Maharashtra witnessing spike in Covid Eris variant that's spreading rapidly in UKMaharashtra is witnessing an uptick in cases following a period of decline, coinciding with the detection of new Covid Omicron subvariant E...
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.
What is 'Kraken'? Is it the dominant covid strain in the UK? Read detailsKeep scrolling further to know all about this new Covid variant 'Kraken' and what are the early symptoms that you must be aware of.
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...
Omicron BF.7: What is herd immunity? Can it protect us from fourth Covid wave?Experts stated that the severity of Omicron BF.7 in India may be less severe than in China because Indians have already developed 'herd imm...
'All Omicron strains present in India, but in small numbers'Experts have found out that in contrast to the prevailing perception about BF.7 dominating the outbreak in China, the information suggested...
Experts urge caution after detection of BQ.1 strainThey said Covid-19 cases could rise in the coming days due to festivals including Diwali next week. BQ.1 is an offshoot of the Omicron vari...
Covid-19: India detects first Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in PuneMeanwhile, the Maharashtra government warned of a COVID-19 spike citing evasive XBB, winter, and festive season. The state reported 17.7 pe...
Omicron's new 'BA.2.75.2' variant growing quickly in India, becoming more transmissible, immune evasive: ScientistsAccording to a ToI report, Maharashtra's coordinator for genome sequencing, Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, has confirmed that BA.2.75 Covid variant ...
12 cases of Omicron subvariants detected in Tamil NaduThe Minister informed that 300 samples were sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad of which 12 tested positiv...
Covid-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants of Omicron in IndiaIndia had reported the first case of Omicron BA.4 sub-variant in Hyderabad. First detected in South Africa, it is highly transmissible.
INSACOG confirms first case of Omicron subvariant BA.4 in IndiaINSACOG has also conducted a meeting and discussed the BA.4, the group of genetic laboratories are currently working to identify new varian...
What is the new COVID-19 ‘stealth' variant BA.2. Will it cause another Covid wave?Some scientists have called BA.2 a “stealth” variant because, unlike the BA.1 variant, it lacks a particular genetic signature that disting...
What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?BA.2 is the latest subvariant of omicron, the dominant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. While the origin of BA.2 is sti...
Experts warn of another Covid strain. Here's everything you need to know about the BA.2 subvariantThe omicron subvariant, BA.2, appeared to be “steadily increasing” in prevalence and that BA.2 had now become dominant in several Asian cou...