Covid variant sweeping India now gains foothold in the US. Here's what experts sayAcross the world, according to WHO, 3 million new cases and over 23 000 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (13 March to 9 April 2023).
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 ...
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for over 90% new Covid cases in USXBB.1.5 was estimated to account for 90.2 per cent of all Covid-19 cases in the country in the latest week ending March 18, Xinhua news age...
76 samples of new Covid variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG dataThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has found that a total of 76 samples of COVID-19's XBB.1.16 variant have been found, wh...
Covid 19's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 26 in India: INSACOGThe XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 subvariants. Combi...
WHO backs mask wearing on long flights as new Omicron variant spreadsPassengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, said the WHO's senior emergency officer for Eur...
WHO backs mask-wearing on long flights given rapid US spread of Omicron variantCountries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 give...
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.
COVID XBB.1.5 Variant: What's Behind The Nickname 'Kraken'?The World Health Organisation has warned the new COVID variant XBB.1.5 is the "most transmissible yet", with the "recombinant" new strain o...
Kraken: The new Covid variant causing concern and all we know about itA descendant of the Omicron XBB variant, the XBB.1.5 variant has been named 'Kraken'. The XBB.1.5 variant is a cross between BA.2.75 and BA...
Covid's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 7 in India: INSACOGThe XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 subvariants. Combi...
What we know about the 'Kraken' Covid variant XBB.1.5 and why it's causing concernXBB.1.5 is a descendant of the omicron XBB subvariant — which is itself a cross between two earlier strains: BA.2.75 and BA.2.10.1. The ori...
Five cases of XBB.1.5 coronavirus variant found in India, says INSACOGResponsible for a rise in cases in America, the variant was found in Gujarat and Karnataka and Rajasthan. The XBB.1.5 strain is a relative ...
What is Omicron's XBB.1.5 Sub-variant? Should India be worried?According to Dr Pragya Yadav, Sr Scientist, NIV-Pune, ICMR who tweeted about the global XBB.1.5 cases reported, "The USA has the highest co...
Omicron variant XBB.1.5 detected in India: How deadly is it?XBB.1.5 is a sub-variant that international scientists have flagged for being responsible for a surge in Covid cases and hospitalisations i...
India confirms first case of Omicron variant XBB.1.5. Everything you need to knowXBB.1.5 is a sub-variant that international scientists have flagged for being responsible for a surge in Covid cases and hospitalisations i...
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...