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'New Covid variant Pirola not yet detected in India'The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog) held a meeting on Friday to review the Covid situation and has not found anything "unus...19 Sep, 2023, 12.21 AM IST- What is 'Eris', the new Covid variant?The World Health Organization (WHO) classified EG.5, which has been nicknamed by some as "Eris", as a "variant of interest," indicating tha...14 Aug, 2023, 03.54 PM IST
- 'New Covid variant found in India, but no rise in cases'India has detected the Eris sub-variant of COVID-19, which caused concern in the UK, but has not reported any clustering or increase in cas...08 Aug, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
- Health experts issue warning as Eris variant rapidly spreads across UK: One in seven Covid cases attributed to new variantAccording to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Eris is now responsible for one in seven Covid cases in the country.07 Aug, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
- Experts warn of new Covid variantsWang Guangfa, a respiratory expert from Peking University First Hospital, warned that Beijing may experience a spike in severe Covid-19 cas...22 Dec, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
- Mumbai man, 67, confirmed as first Omicron XE caseHe was fully vaccinated with Covishied, is totally asymptomatic and stable, and now the process to trace his contacts is currently underway.09 Apr, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
- Fourth Covid wave could occur in India but not yet: ExpertsTheir reasons include boosted immunity from the third wave that occurred between December 2021 and February and high vaccination coverage i...19 Mar, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
- Israel records new Covid variant; check symptoms and severityThe strain, combining two sub-variants of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus -- dubbed BA.1 and BA.2 -- was recorded during PCR test...17 Mar, 2022, 01.32 PM IST
- Omicron scare in Karnataka: Two doses must for mall, cinema hall visits; new rule for schools tooOrganisers of public gatherings, private meetings and conferences should limit the number of their guests to 500 people. They all, however,...03 Dec, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
- Omicron spreads in US, AustraliaThe new variant, first reported by South Africa, has already cast the world's recovery into doubt, with the EU health agency warning it cou...03 Dec, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
- ‘Omicron’, the cryptocurrency, rides new Covid variant rollercoasterThe price of the hitherto-obscure digital token, whose Twitter feed has little more than 1,000 followers, rose almost ten-fold from Friday ...30 Nov, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
- New Covid variant, Omicron, poses a near-term risk to Asian countries including India: Morgan StanleyThe report-- Asia Economics: Assessing the risks from the new Covid variant—said that countries such as India would soon look at lockdowns ...29 Nov, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
- World races to contain new Covid variantSeveral European nations on Saturday announced their first cases of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, as governments worldwide be...28 Nov, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
- Families stuck after sudden decision to ban flights to and from South AfricaThe UK announced on Thursday that all flights to and from South Africa and five neighbouring countries would be banned from Friday noon fol...27 Nov, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
- New COVID variant threat causes worldwide scrambleA World Health Organization panel named the variant ``omicron'' and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same cate...27 Nov, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
- Explainer: What is this new COVID variant in South Africa?It's unclear from where the new variant actually arose, but it was first detected by scientists in South Africa and has also been seen in t...26 Nov, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
- New Covid variant could be more infectious, finds studyThe new variant was first found in South Africa in May, scientists from National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the KwaZulu...30 Aug, 2021, 07.04 PM IST
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