New Covid wave expected in US? Doctors 'bracing for impact' with KP.3 variant on the riseNew coronavirus variants like KP.2 and KP.3 are emerging in recent times and the cases keep on mounting in the US, according to recent heal...
13 Jun, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
New coronavirus variant 'Deltacron' emerges in CyprusIn total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus. 11 of the samples came from people who were hospit...
10 Jan, 2022, 08.08 AM IST
New coronavirus variant 'IHU' identified in FranceHowever, the researchers noted that it is too early to speculate on how this variant behaves as far as infection and protection from vaccin...
04 Jan, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
Delhi govt fully prepared to deal with new coronavirus variant Omicron: Satyendar JainThe other four are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. WHO has said it is ''not yet clear'' if the newly-detected variant is more transmissible ...
30 Nov, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
Sport-South Africa sport set for shutdown over new coronavirus variantSouth African sport faced a shutdown on Friday due to the detection of a new coronavirus variant, with rugby teams scrambling to leave befo...
26 Nov, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
Delta Plus: Key things to know about new coronavirus variantOne potential risk that has sparked unease among the medical community is that the new variant may be able to bypass immunity provided by b...
24 Jun, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
‘Existing vaccines effective against new coronavirus variant’The Gupta Lab under the Cambridge Institute has been studying the evolution of SARS CoV 2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in patients in r...
03 May, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
There’s a new virus variant in India. How worried should we be?The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of cases that has made it the wo...
19 Apr, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
New double mutant Corona variant, several 'variants of concern' found in India: Govt"Though VOCs and a new double mutant variant have been found in India, these have not been detected in numbers sufficient to either establi...
24 Mar, 2021, 03.08 PM IST
52% say Covid variant-induced strong 2nd wave likely in IndiaSixty per cent believe that the new coronavirus variants have a role to play in the latest surge. Many citizens are again planning to obser...
23 Mar, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
New coronavirus variant identified in New York: ResearchersThe new variant, known as B.1.526, was first identified in samples collected in New York in November, and by mid-February represented about...
25 Feb, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
India detects two new Covid variants, govt says no relation with recent surge in casesHealth secretary Rajesh Bhushan briefed officials at PMO on Tuesday. Niti Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul said, “Two mutant virus strains ...
24 Feb, 2021, 07.31 AM IST
Kuwait limits overseas airport arrivals after COVID variant detectedKuwaiti newspapers earlier reported the decision, citing unnamed sources. Kuwait's civil aviation authority could not be immediately reache...
24 Jan, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
New coronavirus variant found in travellers from Brazil: Japan governmentA ministry official said studies were underway into the efficacy of vaccines against the new variant, which differs from highly-infectious ...
10 Jan, 2021, 06.06 PM IST
New coronavirus variant detected in PakistanThe health department in Sindh said the samples of 12 returnees were taken for genotyping, out of which six tested positive. The health dep...
29 Dec, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said data coming from Britain indicates the vaccines still will block the virus....
29 Dec, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
The new coronavirus variant in South Africa: Are concerns justified?Several countries, including Britain which has found the mutant variant in cases linked to South Africa, have banned flights from South Afr...
25 Dec, 2020, 01.24 PM IST