Covid-19: Omicron's XBB variant emerges as dominant in India, TN tops
The XBB subvariant of Covid-19's Omicron variant is fast emerging as the dominant in India, with nine states reporting cases of it and Tamil Nadu topping the number.
Amid emergence of new Omicron variants, Mandaviya stresses on monitoring points of entry
With the emergence of new Omicron variants leading to many countries to witness a steep rise in Covid cases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday stressed on monitoring the points of ent
Reinfection with Omicron more common than thought: Study
The incidence of reinfection from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is more common than previously thought, according to a study in Iceland.
BA.5 strain of Omicron found in Fijian community: official
Suva [Fiji], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said Tuesday that the BA.5 strain of Omicron was found in the Fijian community.
Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 not dangerous as 'hyped': Experts
The latest Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, first detected in India in June, is not dangerous as "hyped" as it is not surging cases or death rates, according to global health experts.
New Zealand detects Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 for first time
Wellington [New Zealand], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has been detected in New Zealand for the first time as the country recorded 9,629 new community cases of COVID-19 and 24 m
Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax and prior infection: Studies
The rising cases of Covid, in the UK, the US and some European countries, as well as in India, majorly driven by BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, suggest it may have evolved to target the
Omicron's BA-5 sub-variant may be behind TN's rising Covid cases: Govt
The 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 Preventive Medicine Department, said in its data for May-June.
BA.4, BA.5 Omicron strains may drive new global Covid wave
Several countries including India, the UK, US, and Australia are seeing an uptick in Covid cases majorly driven by Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5, according to media reports.
US facing double whammy: Omicron variants' spread & fuel prices' unrelenting rise
The United States is facing a double whammy -- Covid 19s sub-variants B4, BA5 have hit the country as predicted by scientists with 100,000 new coronavirus cases being registered each day. Fuel prices
Russian health watchdog detects Omicron subvariant BA.4 in population
Moscow [Russia], June 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A more contagious subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron strain has slipped into Russia, a senior official at the national consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor
Philippines detects 2 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.5
Manila [Philippines], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines has detected COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.5 from two people in the same household in a province north of the capital, an official from the
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