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21 Aug 2023

Centre Reviews Covid-19 Situation, Asks States To Keep Eye On New Variants

As of Monday, India has 1,475 active coronavirus cases. The maximum number of active cases is in Kerala (1,010), followed by West Bengal (182) and Maharashtra (116).

14 Mar 2023

Omicron, Sub-Lineages Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants In India: Govt

During the last four months, more than 1900 Omicron sub-variants have been detected among the samples analysed by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium across the country.

05 Jan 2023

Covid-19: 'Remain alert and avoid rumours', Health Minister urges people

Covid scare in India: India saw a slight increase in COVID infections on Thursday as it witnessed 188 new cases in the last 24 hours according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The country recorded 175 new cases on Wednesday.

22 Dec 2022

Chinese health experts warn of more Covid-19 variants amid new wave of virus

Highly transmissible Omicron strains, mainly BA.5.2 and BF.7, are currently driving China's Covid-19 surge.

03 Dec 2022

Drop in Covid-19 alertness could create 'deadly new variant', warns WHO chief

"Today, there are over 500 sublineages of Omicron circulating. They are all highly transmissible," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

01 Aug 2022

Sleepless night, sweating: Expert warns of new symptoms of Omicron BA.5

According to new study, an immunologist has warned the Omicron sub-variant BA.5 could be causing different symptoms, including one that emerges during the night.

13 Apr 2022

Covid-19 virus continues to evolve, new variants will emerge, warns WHO

According to WHO, the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve. With such intense transmission worldwide, further variants, including recombinants, will emerge. “This is expected."

02 Apr 2022

Covid-19: New mutant 'XE' found in UK, more transmissible than Omicron- WHO

XE mutant is a recombinant of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 There is currently insufficient evidence to draw conclusions about growth advantage of XE mutant 49 cases of XD mutant have been reported to global databases

28 Nov 2021

South Africa Medical Association's clarification on the Omicron variant

The new variant found in South Africa has raised the concern of the Center and State Government, an alert is going on from Delhi to Kerala. New guidelines of Corona have been issued in many states.

28 Nov 2021

Special attention to travelers coming from South Africa

The new variant found in South Africa has raised the concern of the Center and State Government, an alert is going on from Delhi to Kerala. New guidelines of Corona have been issued in many states.

28 Nov 2021

PM Modi to discuss Corona with Uddhav Thackeray through video conferencing

New restrictions have been implemented in Maharashtra due to the new corona strain. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will talk to the Chief Minister of the state, Uddhav Thackeray, on Corona through video conferencing.

28 Nov 2021

Center issued new guidelines for Corona

The new variant found in South Africa has raised the concern of the Center and State Government, an alert is going on from Delhi to Kerala. New guidelines of Corona have been issued in many states.

27 Nov 2021

Omicron is more dangerous than the delta variant

On Thursday itself, the central government has issued instructions to all the states and union territories that now the passengers coming from Hong Kong and Israel should also be thoroughly investigated. A meeting is also going to be held on Corona today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Modi.

27 Nov 2021

Omicron variant raises world's concern, WHO asks countries to be alert

On Thursday itself, the central government has issued instructions to all the states and union territories that now the passengers coming from Hong Kong and Israel should also be thoroughly investigated.

27 Sep 2021

R.1 variant of COVID-19 causes global alarm, all you need to know about it

The R.1 variant of the COVID-19 was first identified in Japan last year. Over 10,000 patients in about 35 countries have been infected with this variant.

10 Jul 2021

Breastfeeding mothers should get vaccinated without hesitation: ICMR expert

"Breastfeeding mothers should get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 without any hesitation," ICMR expert, Dr Panda said. The experts revealed that the mutations of the virus are normal, and there is nothing to panic about.

10 Jul 2021

When will India be free of coronavirus? ICMR expert reveals

"The COVID-19 virus will reach its endemic stage like Influenza after a while and then vulnerable population may have to take the vaccine shot annually," Dr Panda said. The experts revealed that the mutations of the virus are normal, and there is nothing to panic about.

Arvind Kejriwal

09 Jul 2021

Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates genome sequencing lab at Delhi's ILBS hospital

The Delhi Govt has approved the NovaSeq machine for ILBS which will be able to sequence hundreds of samples in a week. This facility by the Delhi government will also help in the classification of new strains or variants of the Coronavirus, based on the genomic data.

24 Jun 2021

Madhya Pradesh reports first death from Delta Plus variant of COVID-19

The first death linked to the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 has been reported in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday (June 23, 2021). There were a total of five confirmed cases in the state, out of which three were reported from Bhopal and the remaining from Ujjain.

16 Jun 2021

Myanmar detects three new COVID-19 variants in five cities

Myanmar on June 15 confirmed the first detection of three new COVID variants. Southeast Asian nation reported 11 cases of Alpha, Delta and Kappa variants. This comes amid the deteriorating healthcare system due to the military coup.

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