New Covid variant

New Covid variant EG.5 has been spreading fast in different parts of the world and while the strain is good at escaping immunity, the symptoms remain mild, and experts say it doesn't pose a significant threat. EG.5 has been declared as a…
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"The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently monitoring a new Covid-19 variant which has a lot of mutations. This variant, currently causing infections in Denmark, Israel and US is termed as BA2.86. The extent of spread and heavy…
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XBB.1.16 has become the predominant variant of the Sars-CoV-2 in India, according to genome sequence analysis released by Indian experts, who said the emergence has not been correlated with any worrying signs in severity, even though there…
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The US pharmaceutical company Moderna said Friday it will develop a booster shot against the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. It is one of three strategies the company is working to address the new threat, including a higher dose of…
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The Centre on Thursday warned all states and Union territories to be extra cautious regarding international passengers travelling from or through Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong after South African scientists detected a new Covid…
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