Nearly 90 pc Covid samples genome-sequenced in Delhi in July-August detected with BA.2 variantIn August, 2,064 samples were analysed and 90.35 per cent of those were detected with the BA.2 variant, while 199 samples were detected wit...
23 Sep, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
BA.4.6: What we know about the new Omicron subvariant that is spreadingBA.4.6 is a descendant of the BA.4 variant, which was first detected in January 2022 . It's possible it could be a recombinant variant.
15 Sep, 2022, 08.04 AM IST
Another new COVID variant is spreading - here's what we know about omicron BA.4.6The latest briefing document on COVID variants from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noted that during the week beginning August 14, B...
14 Sep, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
New omicron subvariant BA.2.75 is now the dominant strain in India: expertsAt a review meeting held on Friday by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (Insacog), the national consortium of government institu...
31 Aug, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
BA.5 sub-variant can re-infect you with Covid 'within weeks': ExpertsThat means even if you were infected in 2020 with Delta or even Omicron BA.1 last winter, you can still get BA.5. Your previous immunity do...
11 Jul, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
New COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in countries like India: WHOOn the emergence of the potential Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said in a video posted on Twitter tha...
07 Jul, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
BA.4, BA.5 subvariants causing COVID spike in West Bengal: Experts"We have been conducting genome sequencing on positive samples in West Bengal. A few subvariants of Omicron, mostly the BA.4 and BA.5 was f...
30 Jun, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
COVID-19: Samples collected from central, south, southeast Delhi show presence of BA.5 sub-variant of OmicronThe findings were discussed at a meeting on June 17 by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), which reviewed the COVID-19 dat...
27 Jun, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
Omicron's BA-5 sub-variant may be behind Tamil Nadu's rising Covid cases: GovernmentThe presence of Omicron's BA-5 sub-variant may be the reason for the sudden spike in cases in Tamil Nadu, the state Public Health and Preve...
22 Jun, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
12 cases of Omicron subvariants detected in Tamil NaduThe Minister informed that 300 samples were sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad of which 12 tested positiv...
06 Jun, 2022, 10.35 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
Omicron sub-variants cause only mild disease: Covid working group headMaharashtra on Saturday reported its first cases of the Covid-19 infection with BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the Omicron strain of the vir...
30 May, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
Govt steps up contact tracing in view of Omicron sub-variantsBoth sub-variants, first reported in South Africa earlier this year, are now reported from several countries. They are responsible for the ...
24 May, 2022, 12.58 AM IST
Covid-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants of Omicron in IndiaIndia had reported the first case of Omicron BA.4 sub-variant in Hyderabad. First detected in South Africa, it is highly transmissible.
22 May, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
COVID-19: Tamil Nadu reports first case of Omicron BA.4 variantTamil Nadu Minister for Health and Family Welfare MA Subramanian said the 19-year-old woman detected with the new variant was visited by to...
21 May, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection: StudyThe scientists from multiple institutions were examining Omicron's BA.4 and BA.5 sublineages - which the World Health Organization last mon...
01 May, 2022, 02.33 PM IST
South Africa says it may be entering fifth COVID waveThe country that has recorded the most coronavirus cases and deaths on the African continent only exited a fourth wave around January and h...
29 Apr, 2022, 02.30 PM IST