How many countries are affected by the Hantavirus outbreak, how concerning is it?Virus: A hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has raised global concern, with at least eight countries involved in trac...
06 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
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...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
‘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...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
New ‘Stratus’ COVID variant spreads fast in US and everywhere — here’s what to watch for before it hits your areaThe XFG variant, known as "Stratus," is gaining traction in the U.S., rising to 14% of cases since May. While the WHO monitors it, the vari...
06 Aug, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
New COVID variant NB.1.8.1 spreading fast in the U.S — is your vaccine effective? Will there be a summer surge?A new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 is spreading in United States. Health officials are monitoring its impact. The variant is more transmissible b...
30 May, 2025, 06.05 PM IST
No cause of worry, infection severity mild: ICMR DG amid uptick in Covid casesAmid a rise in Covid cases across India, ICMR Director General Dr. Rajiv Behl assures that infections are currently mild, with no cause for...
27 May, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
Eris: Symptoms, Vaccines and all about the new dominant Covid variant which is leading to a fresh wave in the U.S and U.KThe Eris variant, or EG.5, a dominant Covid subvariant, has surged to prominence as the most prevalent subvariant in the United States and ...
05 Sep, 2023, 09.48 PM IST
Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO director generalThe World Health Organisation (WHO), DG, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid is still around and countermeasures a...
20 Aug, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Covid-19 variant 2023: US, UK, 2 other countries detect highly mutated Coronavirus variant. Details hereCovid-19 virus variant has reportedly been detected in the US, the UK, Denmark, and Israel. The coronavirus variant is dubbed as BA.2.86 an...
19 Aug, 2023, 11.24 PM IST
After EG.5, WHO flags another Covid variant BA.2.86The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new sub-variant of Omicron, BA.X.BA.2.86, as a "variant under monitoring" (VUM) due to t...
18 Aug, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variantThe lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a post on messaging platform ...
18 Aug, 2023, 01.09 PM IST
No new Covid sub-variant seen in India in over a monthIndian Sars-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics, a network of laboratories monitoring genomic variations of Covid-19 virus, which held a review me...
28 Feb, 2023, 07.23 AM IST
12 samples have tested positive for BA4 and BA5 variants of Omciron in TN: Health MinisterReferring to emergence of COVID-19 clusters in educational institutions, he said the virus spread at IIT-Madras, Sathya Sai University, Poo...
05 Jun, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Continuing to monitor 'several descendent lineages' of Omicron variant: WHOThe World Health Organisation has said that it is continuing to monitor "several descendent lineages" of the Omicron variant of the coronav...
13 Apr, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
No case of SARS-CoV-2's Lambda variant found in India yet: GovtNITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr V K Paul said the Lambda variant is a variant of interest so its total significance is still being explored.
09 Jul, 2021, 07.46 PM IST
Goa govt to carry out 'stringent monitoring' at state borders against Delta Plus variantIn a message on his social media page Health Minister Vishwajit Rane also said that he along with Sawant were "constantly monitoring the si...
25 Jun, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
India issues SOPs for surveillance of new variant of coronavirusIn the wake of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in the United Kingdom, Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued the Standard Operat...
24 Dec, 2020, 09.29 AM IST