Coronavirus Mutation
- All
- News
- Videos
- Web Stories
-
From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
- Saturday July 13, 2024
- World News | The Conversation
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"More Prepared Than Ever For Coronavirus Mutations": Scientists
- Sunday August 20, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
A new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has put countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand the contagiousness and immunity to defend against it, CNN reported on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Beijing Braces For Spike In Severe Covid Cases Amid International Concern
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid global concerns over possible mutations and knock-on effects for the world economy after the surprise ditching of China's tough virus policies.
- www.ndtv.com
-
British Patient Suffered Longest-Known Case Of Covid Before Dying: Report
- Friday April 22, 2022
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The patient had fallen victim to 10 mutations of coronavirus, including Alpha, Gamma and the Omicron.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Continuing To Monitor "Several Descendent Lineages" Of Omicron Covid: WHO
- Wednesday April 13, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
The WHO has said that it is continuing to monitor "several descendent lineages" of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including two new sublineages that have additional mutations associated with potential "immune escape characteristics."
- www.ndtv.com
-
Symptoms Of New Covid Variant XE: What We Know So Far
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- Science | NDTV News Desk
India's first case of the coronavirus variant XE has been reported in Mumbai. The XE variant was first found in the UK and is a mutation of two Omicron strains BA.1 and BA.2.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Covid Variant XE: What WHO And Health Experts Say About New Mutation
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- Science | NDTV News Desk
Mumbai today reported India's first case of the new coronavirus variant XE. The strain, which is more transmissible than Omicron, has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus.
- www.ndtv.com
-
China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations
- Tuesday April 5, 2022
- World News | Linda Lew and Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg
The disclosure of new Covid variants emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more transmissible strain in the U.K. has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus, even as health experts say there's no reason to panic.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Omicron Subvariant BA.2 Is Gaining Ground. Should We Worry?
- Friday February 4, 2022
- World News | By James Paton, Bloomberg
Two years into the pandemic, a mutated version of the omicron variant, known as BA.2, has become the latest challenge to taming COVID-19.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"NeoCov": Chinese Scientists Warn Of New Kind Of Coronavirus From Bats
- Saturday January 29, 2022
- Science | Press Trust of India
A type of coronavirus, NeoCov, that spreads among bats in South Africa may pose a threat to humans in future if it mutates further, according to a study by Chinese researchers.
- www.ndtv.com
-
No Evidence To Suggest That Existing Vaccines Don't Work On Omicron: Centre
- Tuesday December 21, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
There is no evidence to suggest that existing vaccines do not work on Omicron variant of coronavirus, though some of the mutations reported on spike gene may decrease the efficacy of existing vaccines, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
How Quickly Does Omicron Spread? Hotel CCTV Footage Triggers Concerns
- Tuesday December 7, 2021
- World News | Jason Gale, Bloomberg
The omicron variant spread among two fully vaccinated travelers across the hallway of a Hong Kong quarantine hotel, underscoring why the highly mutated coronavirus strain is unnerving health authorities.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Omicron Spreads In US, Australia With First Locally-Transmitted Cases
- Friday December 3, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States and Australia announced their first locally transmitted cases of the Omicron variant as authorities worldwide rushed Friday to stem the spread of the heavily mutated strain of Covid-19.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New Omicron Cases In South Africa Double In A Day; Strain In 24 Countries
- Thursday December 2, 2021
- World News | Reuters
The heavily mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly becoming dominant in South Africa, less than four weeks after being identified there, authorities said on Wednesday, as other countries tightened their borders against the new threat.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Is Omicron More Contagious? What Top Scientist Said In 5 Points
- Monday November 29, 2021
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
India's top biomedical scientist Dr Gagandeep Kang explains what could be the factors that make the new coronavirus strain, Omicron, a variant of concern. Omicron has more mutations than any other variant seen in the past, Dr Kang told NDTV.
- www.ndtv.com
-
From FLiRT To FLuQE: What To Know About The Latest Covid Variants
- Saturday July 13, 2024
- World News | The Conversation
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) is responsible for recurring waves of infection as it continues to evolve and mutate into new variants which keep it a step ahead of our immunity.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"More Prepared Than Ever For Coronavirus Mutations": Scientists
- Sunday August 20, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
A new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has put countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand the contagiousness and immunity to defend against it, CNN reported on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Beijing Braces For Spike In Severe Covid Cases Amid International Concern
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert said, amid global concerns over possible mutations and knock-on effects for the world economy after the surprise ditching of China's tough virus policies.
- www.ndtv.com
-
British Patient Suffered Longest-Known Case Of Covid Before Dying: Report
- Friday April 22, 2022
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The patient had fallen victim to 10 mutations of coronavirus, including Alpha, Gamma and the Omicron.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Continuing To Monitor "Several Descendent Lineages" Of Omicron Covid: WHO
- Wednesday April 13, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
The WHO has said that it is continuing to monitor "several descendent lineages" of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including two new sublineages that have additional mutations associated with potential "immune escape characteristics."
- www.ndtv.com
-
Symptoms Of New Covid Variant XE: What We Know So Far
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- Science | NDTV News Desk
India's first case of the coronavirus variant XE has been reported in Mumbai. The XE variant was first found in the UK and is a mutation of two Omicron strains BA.1 and BA.2.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Covid Variant XE: What WHO And Health Experts Say About New Mutation
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- Science | NDTV News Desk
Mumbai today reported India's first case of the new coronavirus variant XE. The strain, which is more transmissible than Omicron, has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus.
- www.ndtv.com
-
China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations
- Tuesday April 5, 2022
- World News | Linda Lew and Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg
The disclosure of new Covid variants emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more transmissible strain in the U.K. has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus, even as health experts say there's no reason to panic.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Omicron Subvariant BA.2 Is Gaining Ground. Should We Worry?
- Friday February 4, 2022
- World News | By James Paton, Bloomberg
Two years into the pandemic, a mutated version of the omicron variant, known as BA.2, has become the latest challenge to taming COVID-19.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"NeoCov": Chinese Scientists Warn Of New Kind Of Coronavirus From Bats
- Saturday January 29, 2022
- Science | Press Trust of India
A type of coronavirus, NeoCov, that spreads among bats in South Africa may pose a threat to humans in future if it mutates further, according to a study by Chinese researchers.
- www.ndtv.com
-
No Evidence To Suggest That Existing Vaccines Don't Work On Omicron: Centre
- Tuesday December 21, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
There is no evidence to suggest that existing vaccines do not work on Omicron variant of coronavirus, though some of the mutations reported on spike gene may decrease the efficacy of existing vaccines, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
How Quickly Does Omicron Spread? Hotel CCTV Footage Triggers Concerns
- Tuesday December 7, 2021
- World News | Jason Gale, Bloomberg
The omicron variant spread among two fully vaccinated travelers across the hallway of a Hong Kong quarantine hotel, underscoring why the highly mutated coronavirus strain is unnerving health authorities.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Omicron Spreads In US, Australia With First Locally-Transmitted Cases
- Friday December 3, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United States and Australia announced their first locally transmitted cases of the Omicron variant as authorities worldwide rushed Friday to stem the spread of the heavily mutated strain of Covid-19.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New Omicron Cases In South Africa Double In A Day; Strain In 24 Countries
- Thursday December 2, 2021
- World News | Reuters
The heavily mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly becoming dominant in South Africa, less than four weeks after being identified there, authorities said on Wednesday, as other countries tightened their borders against the new threat.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Is Omicron More Contagious? What Top Scientist Said In 5 Points
- Monday November 29, 2021
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
India's top biomedical scientist Dr Gagandeep Kang explains what could be the factors that make the new coronavirus strain, Omicron, a variant of concern. Omicron has more mutations than any other variant seen in the past, Dr Kang told NDTV.
- www.ndtv.com