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Covid-19 In India: This Is The New Symptom Of The XBB.1.16 Variant; Here Are Other Symptoms
India has logged 10,158 fresh Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours. It is believed that the Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.16 is driving the latest surge in the country.
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What Is XBB.1.5, The Most Transmissible Covid Subvariant Yet
The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the most transmissible Covid-19 subvariant so far, is spreading quickly across the United States and was predicted on Friday to become Europe's dominant strain in a matter of weeks.
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Covid BF.7 Variant Transmissible With Low Virulence: Karnataka Minister
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar today said the BF.7 variant of COVID-19 is transmissible with low virulence, but emphasised that senior citizens, children and pregnant women must remain cautious.
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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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Covid-19 Variant BF.7 Detected In India: Symptoms, Precautions, Transmission Rate And More
India has reported four cases of the Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which is driving the huge Covid surge in China. The BF.7 is a sub-lineage of the previous Omicron variant BA.5.
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New Intranasal Anti-Viral Treatment May Block Covid Transmission: Report
Researchers have developed an intranasal anti-viral treatment for COVID-19 that decreases the amount of SARS-CoV-2 shed from infected animals and limits transmission of the virus.
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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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Shanghai People 'Not Free To Fly' Out Of Homes As Covid Cases Tick Back Up
Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID-19 transmission to zero, as the number of cases outside quarantined areas across the city rose again.
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More Chinese Cities Impose Covid Curbs As Cases Rise In Shanghai
Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China imposed restrictions as the country kept up its "dynamic clearance" approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
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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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Covid-19 In India: This Is The New Symptom Of The XBB.1.16 Variant; Here Are Other Symptoms
India has logged 10,158 fresh Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours. It is believed that the Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.16 is driving the latest surge in the country.
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What Is XBB.1.5, The Most Transmissible Covid Subvariant Yet
The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the most transmissible Covid-19 subvariant so far, is spreading quickly across the United States and was predicted on Friday to become Europe's dominant strain in a matter of weeks.
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Covid BF.7 Variant Transmissible With Low Virulence: Karnataka Minister
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar today said the BF.7 variant of COVID-19 is transmissible with low virulence, but emphasised that senior citizens, children and pregnant women must remain cautious.
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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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Covid-19 Variant BF.7 Detected In India: Symptoms, Precautions, Transmission Rate And More
India has reported four cases of the Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which is driving the huge Covid surge in China. The BF.7 is a sub-lineage of the previous Omicron variant BA.5.
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New Intranasal Anti-Viral Treatment May Block Covid Transmission: Report
Researchers have developed an intranasal anti-viral treatment for COVID-19 that decreases the amount of SARS-CoV-2 shed from infected animals and limits transmission of the virus.
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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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Shanghai People 'Not Free To Fly' Out Of Homes As Covid Cases Tick Back Up
Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID-19 transmission to zero, as the number of cases outside quarantined areas across the city rose again.
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More Chinese Cities Impose Covid Curbs As Cases Rise In Shanghai
Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China imposed restrictions as the country kept up its "dynamic clearance" approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
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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.
