The WHO noted that although there has been a "slight increase" in XBB.1.16-related hospitalisation in India and Indonesia, the levels are "...

Across 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).

Red sticky eyes (conjunctivitis) has been also been reported by some physicians but some doctors say that it too early to say that this red...

The common symptoms of this XBB 1.16 variant include the signs of upper respiratory illnesses like headache, sore throat, and blocked nose ...

The World Health Organization has added XBB.1.16 to its list of under monitoring variants on 22 March 2023. India is witnessing an uptick i...

XBB.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...

The 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...

The 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...

Passengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, said the WHO's senior emergency officer for Eur...

Countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 give...

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The 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...

XBB.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...

Responsible 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 ...

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...

XBB.1.5 is a sub-variant that international scientists have flagged for being responsible for a surge in Covid cases and hospitalisations i...

Regionally, 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...