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...
31 Mar, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
COVID JN.1 Variant: Beyond cough and fever, 2 new symptoms to watch out forCOVID JN.1 Variant: India faces a fresh COVID challenge with the emergence of the JN.1 variant, recording 602 new cases and five deaths in ...
03 Jan, 2024, 10.09 PM IST
Is the new COVID JN.1 variant more dangerous than previous ones? Here is what doctors are sayingA new strain of Covid-19, named JN.1, has been detected in Karakulam, Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. This variant, a descendant of ...
20 Dec, 2023, 01.05 PM IST
JN.1 Covid-19 variant: Symptoms, transmission, vaccines, treatments and all information about the new variantHeightened Coronavirus-related awareness, adherence to preventive measures, and a unified response will be pivotal in navigating the challe...
17 Dec, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
Arcturus - new Covid variant - emerges with this never-seen-before symptomThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is also keeping a close eye on the new subvariant of Covid.
13 Apr, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
All sub-variants of Omicron detected in India, no rise in mortality: Health ministryAccording to the ministry, sequencing of about 324 Covid-19-positive samples revealed the presence of Omicron variants like BA.2 and its su...
10 Jan, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
- Covid variant BF.7 found in China, here's all about transmission rate, symptoms and health concerns
The most common COVID BF.7 variant at the moment in China, where an increasing number of cases have shocked the entire world, is Omicron BF...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.21 PM IST
'BA.2.75 sub-variant of Omicron has limited circulation in India, doesn't enhance disease spread'The sources also said it is critical to continue to monitor the spread of this sub-lineage and also the other emerging sub-lineages of Omic...
05 Jul, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Omicron subvariant BA.2 dominates northeastern region of USThe United States has recorded an increase in the Covid-19 cases caused due to the Omicron subvariant BA.2. Interestingly, the increase is ...
06 Apr, 2022, 08.16 PM IST
Omicron cases may outpace COVID-19 Delta surge but only mild cases reported in India so far: ExpertsEvidence has shown that the Omicron variant multiplies at a faster rate thereby causing infection at a faster rate and it has also been fou...
19 Dec, 2021, 05.29 PM 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
Delta the 'most transmissible' of variants identified so far, spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations: WHO chief"I know that globally there is currently a lot of concern about the Delta variant, and the WHO is concerned about it too," Director-General...
28 Jun, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
Delta variant on its way to becoming dominant variant globally because of significantly increased transmissibility: top WHO official"The whole situation is so dynamic because of the variants that are now circulating and...the Delta variant is well on its way to becoming ...
18 Jun, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
Delta+ variant not yet classified as 'Variant of Concern': Niti Aayog's V.K. PaulAs 'Delta Plus' is not yet classified as a VOC, Paul said, the way forward is to watch the potential presence of 'Delta Plus' in the countr...
16 Jun, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
Spreads faster through air: Why Vietnam's 'hybrid variant' is causing concernVietnam health minister Nguyen Thanh Long did not specify the number of cases recorded with this new variant but described the latest mutat...
30 May, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
WHO says Covid-19 variant B.1.617 first found in India detected in 44 countries"As of May 11, over 4,500 sequences have been uploaded to GISAID and assigned to B.1.617 from 44 countries in all six WHO regions," the glo...
12 May, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
White House task force warns of new 'USA variant' of Covid-19This comes after a new variant said to be 70 per cent more transmissible was reported in the United Kingdom last year.
09 Jan, 2021, 06.32 AM IST