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New COVID Variant “Cicada” (BA.3.2) may be affecting children the most, experts sayThe COVID-19 subvariant BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada,” spread internationally, reaching 23 countries and appearing in wastewater across 25 U.S...- ‘Cicada’ COVID variant BA 3.2 spreads to 25 states — what symptoms you should not ignoreThe BA.3.2 COVID-19 subvariant, known as “Cicada,” is spreading across the United States, with cases reported in 25 states and over 20 coun...
- BA.3.2 Cicada COVID Variant symptoms: How is it different from previous COVID strains, should you be worried?New Covid variant 2026 Cicada symptoms: The highly mutated new BA.3.2 Cicada COVID Variant has now spread to at least 23 countries, sparkin...
- ‘Cicada’ Covid variant with 75 mutations is spreading: What it means for youCicada Covid Variant Symptoms: A new COVID variant with 70-75 spike protein mutations has been detected. The new virus can potentially evad...
- Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants : StudyOf 1,02,315 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the US from March 3, 2020 to June 20 this year, there were 20,770 labelled as Delta variants, 52,60...
- Omicron most dominant strain of Covid 19 in IndiaIn the fourth week of December, Omicron was found in 50% of the samples sent for genomic sequencing. In the second and third weeks of Janua...
- Anti-Covid drugs potent against Omicron, antibody therapies less effective: StudyThe lab tests also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages. "The bottom lin...
- COVID-19: Omicron driven wave will turn to villages after metros, says expert"Each time, a wave first hit high mobility areas which include metro cities and then to smaller areas and villages. So, within the next few...
- Experts on Omicron: Reinfection possible, focus on Covid-appropriate behaviourAmid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, experts have said that reinfection among people is a possibility. Experts have...
- Omicron now accounts for over 90% of cases in Indian metrosData shows that Omicron has been spreading. According to the genomic surveillance data by Insacog network, in the fourth week of December, ...
- Omicron wave may cut future severity of COVID-19 disease, says new studyThe researchers from Africa Health Research Institute observed in samples from 23 people infected with Omicron in November and December tha...
- Omicron sibling can't be detected by imported RT-PCR kits: ExpertsThe elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S gene drop, resea...
- India sees 578 Omicron cases so far: A look at the state-wise situationIndia has reported a total of 578 cases of the Omicron variant to date, as per the union health ministry. Of the 578 cases, 151 patients ha...
- South Africa study suggests Omicron enhances neutralizing immunity against DeltaThe study, which has not been peer-reviewed, found that people who were infected with Omicron, especially those who were vaccinated, develo...
- Omicron can evade protection offered by Covid vaccines, antibody therapies: StudyThe researchers from Columbia University in the US and the University of Hong Kong noted that a striking feature of Omicron is the alarming...
- Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new US COVID casesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week.
- No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: UK studyThere is "no evidence" that Omicron has a lower severity than the Delta strain, according to a study in the UK which also found that the ne...
- Omicron spreads faster and weakens jabs: WHOThe WHO said Omicron had spread to 63 countries as of December 9. Faster transmission was noted in South Africa, where Delta is less preval...
- Covid vaccines, previous infection offer ‘stronger than basic' protection against Omicron: StudyThe findings, published in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infection, also suggest that although a third-dose of vaccines can “significantl...
- Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease, says WHO"There is currently no information to suggest that symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants," the WHO ...
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