682 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till Jan 7The number of reported COVID-19 cases associated with the JN.1 sub-variant has reached 682 across 12 states in India as of January 7. Karna...
08 Jan, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
619 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till Jan 4Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no cause of immediate concern...
05 Jan, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
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...
02 Jan, 2024, 05.48 PM IST
Covid sub-variant JN.1: INSACOG says 196 cases detected in IndiaThese states are Kerala (83), Goa (51), Gujarat (34), Karnataka (eight), Maharashtra (seven), Rajasthan (five), Tamil Nadu (four), Telangan...
01 Jan, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
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...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in past one month, says WHOThe number of new deaths decreased by 8 per cent as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 3,000 new fatalities reported, World ...
23 Dec, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
As many as 20 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 found in three states: INSACOGAs many as 20 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been found across the country with 18 traced in Goa and one each in Kerala and Mahara...
20 Dec, 2023, 02.25 PM IST
WHO classifies JN.1 as COVID-19 'variant of interest' but says it poses low riskThe World Health Organization (WHO) designated the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest" but with a low global public health r...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.11 PM IST
XBB.1.16 is now a Covid 'variant of interest': WHOThe WHO noted that although there has been a "slight increase" in XBB.1.16-related hospitalisation in India and Indonesia, the levels are "...
22 Apr, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
2 in 3 Indians feel Covid changed way we work for betterAs many as 5,286 adults in 10 countries (Albania, Egypt, India, Hungary, Romania, Italy, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Germany) were covered in th...
17 Sep, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
Bulk of India's job seekers say work practices, post-pandemic, boosted quality of life: VOISWorking from home is now a permanent option for half (50%) of the job seekers in India, according to the VOIS study. Without a regular dail...
16 Sep, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others now negligible in sequencing data: INSACOGINSACOG, a consortium of 28 national laboratories, was set up in December 2020 to monitor the genomic variations in Sars-CoV-2, the COVID-1...
11 Nov, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
COVID-19 AY 4.2 variant frequency too low to be of concern, says INSACOGAY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is less than 0.1 percent of all variants of concern and variant of interest (VOC/VOI) and is too low to be of co...
07 Nov, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
Mu, C.1.2 variants of SARS-CoV2 not found in India so far: INSAOCGThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has added B.1.621 (including B.1.621.1) to the list of Variants of Interest (VOI) on August 30 and chri...
15 Sep, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
COVID-19 'Delta Plus' variant detected in India, nullifies monoclonal antibody use: CentrePaul asserted that Delta Plus is a "variant of interest" and has not yet been classified as a "variant of concern" and its presence has to ...
15 Jun, 2021, 07.31 PM IST
WHO names COVID-19 variants 1st found in India as 'Kappa' and 'Delta'Apart from the B.1.617.2 variant, the B.1.1.7 strain first identified in the United Kingdom has been identified as 'Alpha variant'. The VOC...
01 Jun, 2021, 11.13 AM IST
FIR Kiosks are Useless, City Top Cop Presses 'Delete' ButtonThe police were convinced that the kiosk at Mantri Square had broken the ice with the public, what with 94 complainants registering cases i...
15 Jun, 2016, 10.15 AM IST