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What do we know about new Covid variant XEC ‘spreading fast’ across Europe, US?
3 months ago

What do we know about new Covid variant XEC ‘spreading fast’ across Europe, US?

Hindustan Times  

A new Covid-19 variant, XEC, is “rapidly spreading” and has already been detected in 27 countries, following the pandemic that severely impacted the world for over two years since its initial detection in 2019. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Scientists have raised concerns that the XEC variant, known for being “more contagious” is beginning to spread quickly across Europe and might …

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New Covid variant HV.1 is spreading across US states, here are its symptoms
1 year ago

New Covid variant HV.1 is spreading across US states, here are its symptoms

Hindustan Times  

A new COVID variant called HV.1 has been spreading across US states. The CDC added that often mutations enable new variants to sp Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea What do experts say about …

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Return of scanners, calls for masks in these Asian cities as Covid cases surge
1 year ago

Return of scanners, calls for masks in these Asian cities as Covid cases surge

Hindustan Times  

Governments across Southeast Asia are bringing back measures to limit a rapid resurgence of respiratory infections such as Covid-19, including installing temperature scanners at airports and encouraging people to wear masks again. Signs of that tension emerged earlier this week when Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took to Facebook to say there had been “misinformation circulating on various networks …

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New Covid variant Eris is better at escaping immunity than other strains: Lancet study
1 year, 3 months ago

New Covid variant Eris is better at escaping immunity than other strains: Lancet study

Hindustan Times  

The EG.5.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 can escape neutralising antibodies better than other currently circulating strains, giving it an advantage in infecting vaccinated or previously infected people, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. EG.5.1 can escape immunity better than other currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages, giving it an advantage in infecting individuals whose immune systems have produced …

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COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says
1 year, 6 months ago

COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says

LA Times  

Commuters with and without face masks walk through Union Station in Los Angeles in December. The unanimous recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee follows that of agency staff, who in a memo acknowledged that while older vaccine formulas can still help stave off severe disease, “protection wanes with time and is reduced against subsequent waves of …

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New Covid sublineage hotspot in Delhi, recorded in some other states
1 year, 8 months ago

New Covid sublineage hotspot in Delhi, recorded in some other states

Live Mint  

Amid the recent COVID surge in Delhi, an expert has pointed out that a new sublineage XBB.1.16+NS3_V13L has been seen in a few states, and Delhi becoming a hotspot. On Thursday, the city reported 1,603 new cases with three fatalities, taking the total death toll to 26,581. Despite the surge in cases, the Health Minister of Delhi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, has …

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XBB.1.16 driving fresh Covid-19 spike in Maha, dominant strain in Pune
1 year, 8 months ago

XBB.1.16 driving fresh Covid-19 spike in Maha, dominant strain in Pune

Hindustan Times  

The new variant XBB.1.16, the Omicron recombinant sublineage, is currently driving the new Covid-19 spike in the country and state and is also the dominant strain in circulation in the city, according to researchers involved in genome sequencing. In Pune, the first case of XBB.1.16 was detected on February 3, 2023 before it was officially named as such globally on …

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Covid updates highlights: Himachal to map tourist inflow in state using drones
2 years ago

Covid updates highlights: Himachal to map tourist inflow in state using drones

Hindustan Times  

Experts have, however, assured that India's situation may not deteriorate like that of China's since the primary variant that's driving the spike in cases in the neighbouring nation is not a novelty here. With a global surge in Covid-19 cases in China and several other countries, India has begun to maintain a close watch on its pandemic situation, especially as …

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New Omicron subvariant expected to drive Covid wave in Europe
2 years, 2 months ago

New Omicron subvariant expected to drive Covid wave in Europe

Hindustan Times  

A new omicron subvariant is poised to become dominant in Europe and will probably drive another increase in Covid-19 cases, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said. Representational image The BQ.1 subvariant, and its sublineage BQ.1.1, will probably dominate in Europe by mid-November to the beginning of December and help send cases up in “coming weeks to months,” …

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BA.2.75 emerges as major sublineage in Maharashtra
2 years, 3 months ago

BA.2.75 emerges as major sublineage in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Since the first case of SARS-CoV-2 in March 2020, India has witnessed three pandemic waves. Out of 990 samples sequenced, BA.2.75 was the predominant Omicron sublineage, followed by BA.2.38, BA.5, BA.2, BA.2.74 and BA.2.76. The fact that subvariant BA.2.75 contains mutations greater than BA.2 and BA.4/BA.5 raise concern regarding the possibility of reduced sensitivity to therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and antibodies …

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What we know about Omicron sub-variant BA.2
2 years, 8 months ago

What we know about Omicron sub-variant BA.2

Business Standard  

First identified in November 2021, the BA.2 sublineage of the Omicron variant has now become dominant worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Initial data suggests that BA.2 appears inherently more transmissible than its highly contagious Omicron siblings BA.1 and BA.1.1 which currently remains the most common The BA.1 was previously the most common Omicron sub-variant reported. One of the …

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What is a recombinant variant? 5 things WHO said amid fears over new XE strain
2 years, 8 months ago

What is a recombinant variant? 5 things WHO said amid fears over new XE strain

Hindustan Times  

A new strain has sparked fresh concerns after the world saw a rise in Covid cases in the first two weeks of March. The XE strain - first detected in the United Kingdom in January - is said to be a recombinant variant, which refers to recombination of genetic material. Another recombinant variant that had recently triggered worries was Deltacron, …

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After 'Deltacron', WHO Warns of New Covid Recombinant Variant XE. All About Strains in Focus
2 years, 8 months ago

After 'Deltacron', WHO Warns of New Covid Recombinant Variant XE. All About Strains in Focus

News 18  

A recent report issued by the World Health Organization has announced the emergence of another coronavirus variant – a mutant strain XE, which is a hybrid strain of two Omicron subvariants, found in Britain. The XE is recombinant of two sublineages of the Omicron variants, BA.1 and BA.2, but it has three mutations that are not present in their parent …

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Fourth Covid wave will be driven by new variant, BA.2 seen in 75% population: Dr NK Arora
2 years, 9 months ago

Fourth Covid wave will be driven by new variant, BA.2 seen in 75% population: Dr NK Arora

India Today  

Dr NK Arora, the head of Covid-19 Task Group in National Immunization Technical Advisory Group, said the fourth Covid wave will be driven by a different variant since the BA.2 variant has been seen in 75 per cent of the total population. Speaking to India Today, Dr NK Arora said, " The fourth wave will be driven by a new …

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BA.2 Omicron sub-variant gradually replacing BA.1: Experts
2 years, 10 months ago

BA.2 Omicron sub-variant gradually replacing BA.1: Experts

India Today  

The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is gradually replacing the BA.1. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, a consortium for genome sequencing in India, in its latest bulletin stated: "BA.2 lineage is a substantial fraction in India and S- gene dropout-based screening is, thus, likely to give high false negatives. WATCH | India's daily Covid-19 tally drops below 3 lakh after 5 …

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EXPLAINED: Why Omicron Is A Family Of Four And How Its BA.1 Sublineage Is The One To Watch Out For
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINED: Why Omicron Is A Family Of Four And How Its BA.1 Sublineage Is The One To Watch Out For

News 18  

In the little under two months since the variant that came to be named as Omicron was detected in southern Africa, fresh surges have been reported in multiple countries the world over. While Omicron sparked worries over the number of mutations it had gathered, the latest WHO-designated variant of concern has since been found to have spawned three subtypes — …

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Focus on full vaccination: The Hindu Editorial on India’s COVID-19 inoculation pace
3 years, 1 month ago

Focus on full vaccination: The Hindu Editorial on India’s COVID-19 inoculation pace

The Hindu  

Even as a small uptick in daily fresh cases has been reported in November, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium has said no new variants of interest or concern have been seen in India. Even as the daily fresh cases have been on an overall downward trend since a peak in early May, the pace of vaccination has slowed down sharply …

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New Delta subvariant AY.4.2 spreads fast in UK, US, Russia, Israel: Everything you need to know
3 years, 2 months ago

New Delta subvariant AY.4.2 spreads fast in UK, US, Russia, Israel: Everything you need to know

Firstpost  

Experts say that given how the Delta variant has predominated samples of Covid-19 globally for more than six months, it was seen as an indication that the novel coronavirus had reached its “evolutionary limit". Francois Balloux, director of the UCL Genetics Institute in London, said in a series of tweets that the spread so far of AY.4.2 appears mostly limited …

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New Mutation of Delta Variant AY.4.2 in India– What To Know
3 years, 2 months ago

New Mutation of Delta Variant AY.4.2 in India– What To Know

The Quint  

A new sublineage of the Delta variant of coronavirus, called AY.4.2, has been detected in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India, according to a report released by the National Centre of Disease Control. The variant was declared a "variant under investigation" by scientists in the UK last week, which they say is responsible for a growing proportion of COVID-19 cases, …

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Explainer: What is the Delta Plus coronavirus variant?
3 years, 6 months ago

Explainer: What is the Delta Plus coronavirus variant?

Al Jazeera  

Scientists worry the mutation, coupled with other existing features of the Delta variant, could make it more transmissible. India on Wednesday said it has found about 40 cases of the Delta coronavirus variant carrying a mutation that appears to make it more transmissible, and advised states to increase testing. The variant, called Delta Plus in India, was first reported in …

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Coronavirus | Variant found in India to be called 'Delta' in new WHO system
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Variant found in India to be called 'Delta' in new WHO system

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation has recommended a set of names to label emerging coronavirus variants that are deemed to be of global concern. The variant first identified in India, technically known as B.1.617.2, can now be described as 'Delta' and the so called 'UK variant' as 'Alpha' according to a note from the organization late on Monday. The existing scientific …

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