variants
- India
Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 not dangerous as ‘hyped’: Expert
New Delhi: 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.…
- India
New Omicron sub-variants better at evading vax, antibody treatments
New York: The latest Omicron sub-variants — including the BA.4 and BA.5 forms causing new global surges in infections — are even better at eluding vaccines and most antibody treatments than previous…
- Hyderabad
Rise in COVID-19 cases concerning for Telangana: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Health Minister Harish Rao, in a review meeting held here on Sunday, said that two new variants of COVID-19, Omicron BA.4 and BA.5, are a growing concern in the state. The two-new…
- India
First cases of Omicron’s B.A. 4, B.A.5 sub-variants detected in Maharashtra
New Delhi: Maharashtra on Saturday reported its first Covid case of the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Covid’s Omicron strain. The subvariants have been detected in at least 7 people from Pune.…
- World
Monkeypox: Isolation measures brought in UK to contain the spread
London: Anyone who has had direct or household contact with a confirmed case of monkeypox, and therefore at the highest risk of having caught the rare virus, is being advised to isolate for…
- India
First case of Covid’s BA.4, BA.5 variants confirmed in India
New Delhi: The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) on Sunday confirmed the first case of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Covid-19 in India. “A-19-year-old female in Tamil Nadu has been found infected…
- Top Stories
Vaccines still protect against new Covid-19 variants: WHO
Geneva: Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasised on Wednesday that vaccines are still highly effective against Covid-19, even new variants of the disease emerging in South Africa and the US.…
- Bangalore
Omicron sub-variant found in Bengaluru, experts warn of fourth wave
Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Department has stepped up measures to tackle the emerging situation in the state in the backdrop of detection of two cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.2, which is more transmissible…
