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Explained: Why Coronavirus BF.7 Variant Has Sparked Concern In India
The BF.7 variant is highly transmissible and has a shorter incubation period - the time between catching the virus and beginning to have symptoms of the disease.
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More Transmissible Omicron Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi
A new sub-variant of the coronavirus strain Omicron has been detected in samples sent for genome sequencing in Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, a top medical officer of the hospital said.
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Omicron's More Transmissible New Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi: Official
A new sub-variant of Covid's Omicron variant was detected in New Delhi, according to an official on Wednesday.
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Does Centre Foresee Any New Covid Wave? Here's What It Said In Parliament
Given the emergence of COVID-19 variants with variable transmissibility and other public health implications, the Union health ministry is closely following the Covid trajectory globally and in the country, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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In WHO Chief Scientist's Reply To World Bank Adviser, A Covid Warning
Be prepared for fresh COVID-19 waves, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has warned, amid the onset of new variants that are more transmissible, immune evasive and growing concerns about greater hospitalisations.
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COVID-19 Restrictions Return To Parts Of Shanghai
Parts of Shanghai began imposing new lockdown restrictions on Thursday, with residents of sprawling Minhang district ordered to stay home for two days in a bid to control COVID-19 transmission risks.
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"We Know What Went Wrong": Vaccine-Maker Adar Poonawalla's New Pitch
Adar Poonawalla also told NDTV about the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines that he hopes would "even be able to block transmission".
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Shanghai Says Its Lockdown Will Only Be Lifted In Batches
Shanghai said on Friday that it will only lift its lockdown in batches once virus transmission outside quarantined areas was stamped out to a satisfactory level, as it announced a new round of city-wide testing.
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Covid Variant XE: What WHO And Health Experts Say About New Mutation
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.
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China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations
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.
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China Reports Over 13,000 New Covid Cases As Outbreak Spreads
China Sunday reported 13,146 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread to more than a dozen provinces.
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"More Contagious" Covid XE Variant Found In Mumbai: 5 Key Points
The first case of the new Covid variant XE was today reported from Mumbai, the city's civic body said. The new variant appears to be 10 per cent more transmissible than the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron.
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COVID-19 Variant XE: UK Health Agency On Transmissibility, Infection Rate
The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.
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China's Biggest Covid Surge In Two Years
China reported its highest daily total of coronavirus cases in two years on Friday as authorities in Shanghai and other major cities stepped up targeted lockdowns and testing to halt the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
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Peak Of Third Wave Over? "Seeing Decline In Cases", Says Government
The peak of the third COVID-19 wave driven by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron is slightly lower than that of the second wave, which swept the country last year and killed lakhs of people, the government said today.
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Explained: Why Coronavirus BF.7 Variant Has Sparked Concern In India
The BF.7 variant is highly transmissible and has a shorter incubation period - the time between catching the virus and beginning to have symptoms of the disease.
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More Transmissible Omicron Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi
A new sub-variant of the coronavirus strain Omicron has been detected in samples sent for genome sequencing in Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, a top medical officer of the hospital said.
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Omicron's More Transmissible New Sub-Variant Detected In Delhi: Official
A new sub-variant of Covid's Omicron variant was detected in New Delhi, according to an official on Wednesday.
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Does Centre Foresee Any New Covid Wave? Here's What It Said In Parliament
Given the emergence of COVID-19 variants with variable transmissibility and other public health implications, the Union health ministry is closely following the Covid trajectory globally and in the country, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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In WHO Chief Scientist's Reply To World Bank Adviser, A Covid Warning
Be prepared for fresh COVID-19 waves, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has warned, amid the onset of new variants that are more transmissible, immune evasive and growing concerns about greater hospitalisations.
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COVID-19 Restrictions Return To Parts Of Shanghai
Parts of Shanghai began imposing new lockdown restrictions on Thursday, with residents of sprawling Minhang district ordered to stay home for two days in a bid to control COVID-19 transmission risks.
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"We Know What Went Wrong": Vaccine-Maker Adar Poonawalla's New Pitch
Adar Poonawalla also told NDTV about the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines that he hopes would "even be able to block transmission".
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Shanghai Says Its Lockdown Will Only Be Lifted In Batches
Shanghai said on Friday that it will only lift its lockdown in batches once virus transmission outside quarantined areas was stamped out to a satisfactory level, as it announced a new round of city-wide testing.
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Covid Variant XE: What WHO And Health Experts Say About New Mutation
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.
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China Variants and Omicron XE Put Fresh Focus on Covid Mutations
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.
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China Reports Over 13,000 New Covid Cases As Outbreak Spreads
China Sunday reported 13,146 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spread to more than a dozen provinces.
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"More Contagious" Covid XE Variant Found In Mumbai: 5 Key Points
The first case of the new Covid variant XE was today reported from Mumbai, the city's civic body said. The new variant appears to be 10 per cent more transmissible than the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron.
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COVID-19 Variant XE: UK Health Agency On Transmissibility, Infection Rate
The XE variant of COVID-19 is a recombinant of two sublineages of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. So far, the cases have been found only in Britain.
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China's Biggest Covid Surge In Two Years
China reported its highest daily total of coronavirus cases in two years on Friday as authorities in Shanghai and other major cities stepped up targeted lockdowns and testing to halt the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
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Peak Of Third Wave Over? "Seeing Decline In Cases", Says Government
The peak of the third COVID-19 wave driven by the highly transmissible coronavirus variant Omicron is slightly lower than that of the second wave, which swept the country last year and killed lakhs of people, the government said today.
