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Tunisia detects 1st case of new COVID-19 variant EG.5
Tunis: Tunisia has detected the country’s first case of new coronavirus variant EG.5, said a Tunisian official. The infection was found in an infant following genome sequencing at Charles Nicolle Hospital in…
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Covid new variants BA.2.86, EG. 5.1 does not pose any danger to Indians: Experts
New Delhi: The new Omicron sub-variants BA.2.86 and EG. 5.1 will not pose any risk to Indians, said experts here amid fresh concerns of Covid-19. BA.2.86, known to be highly mutated, has…
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Amid detection of new Covid variants, PMO calls for regular monitoring
New Delhi: Amid the detection of certain new variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus reported globally, senior officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Monday held a review meeting to take stock of…
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After EG.5, WHO flags another Covid variant BA.2.86
New Delhi: After EG.5 raised concerns for a new Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now flagged another sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.86, dubbed as BA.X. BA.2.86 is from Omicron’s BA.…
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Kuwait detects first case of new EG.5 COVID variant
Kuwait: The Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that it detected the first case of EG.5, a new COVID variant, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The ministry noted that the…
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WHO names ‘Eris’ COVID strain variant of interest
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated a new strain of Covid-19 — ‘EG.5’ or ‘Eris’ as a “variant of interest” as cases rise globally. “EG.5 is a descendent lineage…
