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New Covid-19 Variant: Know how prevalent it is, where it is concentrated, its symptoms, how to protect from BA.2.86The CDC and World Health Organization (WHO) found that the public health risk posed by this variant is low because the variant doesn’t seem...- Do I need to worry about COVID again?New data from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech suggests that the highly mutated variant of the COVID-19 virus, known as BA.2.86 or "Pirola," is ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
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- What is the BA.5 variant and why does it seem to be reinfecting so many people with COVID-19?BA.5 is a sister variant of the Omicron strain that has been dominant worldwide since the end of 2021, and has already caused spikes in cas...
- 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...
- New Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1 found in ShanghaiThe case, found in the financial district of Pudong on July 8, was linked with a case from overseas, said Zhao Dandan, vice-director of the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Covid-19: Two more cases of BA.5 variant found in MaharashtraOne of them was a 25-year-old woman and the other a 32-year-old man. They were found to have contracted coronavirus infection on May 28 and...
- 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...
- COVID-19: NRI on Gujarat visit tests positive for Omicron sub-variant BA.5The man, who lives in South Africa, had on May 1 tested positive for the coronavirus after he arrived here to meet his parents. He had left...
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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...
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