Omicron

World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said that some countries may see "another wave of infections" with the XBB subvariant of Omicron. But the Indian clinical scientist also added that till now…
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A more contagious subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron strain has slipped into Russia, a senior official at the national consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said. Kamil Khafizov, the head of genome research at Rospotrebnadzor`s Central…
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Central body INSACOG on Sunday confirmed the detection of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India – the first one in Tamil Nadu and other in Telangana. Both are subvariants of the fast-spreading Omicron variant…
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The risk of lingering symptoms after Covid-19 appears influenced by the strain of coronavirus that caused the infection, according to an analysis from the U.K., where an estimated 1.8 million people reported experiencing long Covid in early…
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Two COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by units of China National Biotec Group (CNBG) to target the omicron variant were approved for clinical trials as boosters in Hong Kong, the Sinopharm subsidiary said on Saturday. Scientists…
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With the risk of a new Covid-19 wave, it is advisable to take the required precautions. According to a study released on Friday, people who have been vaccinated and received a booster dose against Covid-19 recover from symptoms caused by…
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While the fear of a likely fourth wave, triggered by Omicron BA.2, lingers, a section of experts from Kolkata have warned that the symptoms of Covid-19 during the fourth wave may be completely different from the previous ones. According to…
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With Covid-19 cases rising in China, Europe and the US, experts have suggested that it won't be long when India will also soon witness the fourth wave. Apart from this, another looming cause of concern is the new variant of coronavirus…
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China saw more than 5,200 new Covid cases for the first time since the early days of the pandemic as the country battles multiple outbreaks driven by the highly contagious ‘stealth Omicron’ variant, reports said. Several cities have gone…
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Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as a key factory making iPhones closed and restrictions spread across Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to extinguish…
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