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COVID XEC: Should you worry about the new fast-spreading Omicron subvariant?
The new COVID XEC variant has been making rounds in the news for spreading fast across a bunch of c…
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New Omicron subvariant becomes 2nd dominant strain in US
The new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is spreading fast in the US, becoming the second dominant Covid…
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India reports 475 new Covid cases, six deaths
he Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said the country reported 475 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths…
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Omicron variant — These are the countries with the highest number of cases
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, December 1, said that 23 countries across the wo…
Vaamanaa Sethi
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The new XE mutant of the COVID-19 pandemic – all you need to know about it
The XE strain was first detected in the UK on January 19 this year and till then over 600 cases hav…
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UK reports 12 deaths due to Omicron strain
The latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency also show that 104 people have been admi…
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Andhra Pradesh reports first case of Omicron strain
A 34-year-old man, who returned from Ireland late last month, tested positive for the new varian…
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'Stay invested': Major institutions brace for volatility in stocks but remain upbeat in face of Omicron variant
"We advise against hasty shifts in investment strategy and recommend staying invested," UBS Global …
Harry Robertson
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Reports of COVID-19 variant ‘NeoCov’ are spreading – Here’s what we know so far
The NeoCov strain is related to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS COV. According to Chinese …
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The Omicron BA.5 subvariant is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the US, and it's driving a wave of summertime infections
New estimates from the CDC estimate that BA.5 accounted for 54% of the COVID-19 infections recorded…
Cheryl Teh
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Delhi reports first case of the new Omicron COVID-19 strain
With the first case in Delhi, the total cases of Omicron variant has climbed to five in India. …
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India's Omicron COVID-19 strain tally rises to 21 with 17 more testing positive for the new variant
Most of those who tested positive either recently arrived from African countries or were in cont…
PTI
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Omicron more deadly than seasonal influenza, reveals research
Adults hospitalised with the Omicron variant have a higher death rate than those hospitalised with …
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Pfizer's new bivalent mRNA Covid booster vax highly effective: Lancet
US pharma giant Pfizer's new bivalent mRNA-based Covid booster vaccine has shown to be highly effec…
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No new Covid variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: Lancet study
No new Covid-19 variants have emerged in China during the recent surge in infections since the coun…
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Covid infection could damage foetuses of pregnant women: Study
Foetuses and placentas of pregnant women, especially those infected with COVID-19 at earlier points…
PTI
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New Omicron subvariants account for nearly 70% new Covid cases in US
New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have accounted for about 70 per cent of new Covid-19 cases …
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Covid 19's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 26 in India: INSACOG
The XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron …
PTI
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Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants detected in Mumbai — here’s all you need to know
The financial capital city of India recorded four cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. All t…
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Covid-causing Omicron BF.7 variant highly transmissible but not as severe as Delta variant, say doctors
Just as Indians were getting ready to ring in the new year with a bang after two years of pandemic-…