India Covid panel head clarifies on Kerala death amid JN.1 subvariant scareIndia reported 260 new COVID cases, including one death in Kerala, where the JN.1 subvariant was recently detected. The center issued an ad...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variantThe company said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies in humans against BA.2.86, which is being tracked by th...
06 Sep, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
EG.5: How is Eris different from other Omicron variants?The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared EG.5, a family of Omicron variants, a "variant of interest" following the rise of EG.5.1, ...
11 Aug, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
'New Covid variant found in India, but no rise in cases'India has detected the Eris sub-variant of COVID-19, which caused concern in the UK, but has not reported any clustering or increase in cas...
08 Aug, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
Covid variant Arcturus has new symptom not seen earlier: ExpertsRed sticky eyes (conjunctivitis) has been also been reported by some physicians but some doctors say that it too early to say that this red...
16 Apr, 2023, 10.07 AM IST
Covid guidelines for Delhi schools soon. Key things to knowDelhi reported over 1,000 cases in past 24 hours and the positivity rate stood near 24%. Delhi government is reviewing the situation and gu...
13 Apr, 2023, 06.15 PM IST
India sees over 5,300 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours, highest rise in 7 monthsSix deaths were reported in past 24 hours, taking up the overall toll to 530929. A total of 1.6 lakh tests were conducted over the past 24 ...
06 Apr, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Covid variant XBB.1.16 s driving up cases in India. Symptoms, precautions and other key thingsThe common symptoms of this XBB 1.16 variant include the signs of upper respiratory illnesses like headache, sore throat, and blocked nose ...
05 Apr, 2023, 06.31 PM IST
China okays its first mRNA vaccine, from drugmaker CSPCChina, whose home-grown vaccines are seen as less effective than the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA shots, has been racing to develop vac...
22 Mar, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
Covid symptoms are similar to flu this time around"In present times when multiple viruses are doing the rounds across the city, there is not one specific symptom that can help us to differe...
21 Mar, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Amid Covid rise, no clustering and unusual pattern a relief for IndiaActive cases have continued to rise in India for 33 days to the highest since November last year. India saw a single-day rise of more than ...
20 Mar, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
China's COVID situation is dire - but it shouldn't pose a big risk to other countriesDespite the popular perception that the current wave of infections is a direct result of the country lifting its zero COVID policy in early...
07 Jan, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
India doing fine, do not expect surge in cases due to Omicron's sub-variants XBB, BF.7: VirologistBF.7 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.5 and has the strongest infection ability since it is highly transmissible, has a shorter i...
23 Dec, 2022, 04.53 PM IST
WhatsApp message on Omicron XBB variant is fake, says Health Ministry. Read moreThe health ministry released specific details regarding the newest coronavirus variety, describing it as "false" and "misleading."
22 Dec, 2022, 05.17 PM IST
XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'XBB is a hybrid of two omicron BA.2 lineages, BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. This makes XBB another grandchild of BA.2. XBB and BQ.1 are therefore ...
13 Nov, 2022, 12.05 PM IST
Maharashtra government warns of COVID-19 spike citing new virus variants ike BA.2.3.20 and BQ.1A health bulletin on Monday said the COVID-19 cases rose by 17.7 per cent in the state between October 10 and 16 as compared to between Oct...
18 Oct, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
COVID-19 wave of XBB infections in Singapore likely to peak at 15,000 average daily cases by mid-NovemberIn Singapore, XBB is now the predominant subvariant, accounting for 54 per cent of local cases from Oct 3 to 9, the Channel News Asia repor...
15 Oct, 2022, 11.51 PM IST