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Centre Denies Report Of New Coronavirus XE Variant In India
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said that said present evidence does not suggest the presence of XE variant of COVID denying media reports that claimed that a case of the new mutant was reported in Mumbai.
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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 Antibody Discovered That Can Neutralise All Known SARS-CoV-2 Strains, Claim Researchers
Molecular Biology Consortium based at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS) claims to have discovered an antibody that can neutralise all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, including the new mutants.
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Delta Plus Variant: Everything You Should Know
The central government has warned against the Delta Plus variant, a new mutant version of the Delta strain of Covid first detected in India, and has called it a "variant of concern".
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Delta Plus "Variant Of Concern", Says Centre, Warns Three States
The Delta plus variant, a new mutant version of the Delta strain first detected in India, has been found in 22 cases in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh and is a "variant of concern", the government said in a warning to these states.
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21 Cases Of Delta Plus Variant In Maharashtra, Says State Health Minister
Twenty-one cases of the Delta Plus Covid variant, the mutant version of the Delta variant that unleashed the devastating second wave of the pandemic, have been found in Maharashtra so far, state health minister Rajesh Tope said today.
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Covid-Norms, Vaccination Shields Against Mutants, Future Waves: Experts
With the second wave of Covid ravaging the country and concerns being raised about a possible third wave, experts caution that the next wave could be less severe if people keep following COVID-appropriate behaviour.
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Health Body Chief On Status Of Covid Variants, New Mutants In India
The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sujeet Singh said on Wednesday
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Covid's Double Mutant Fast Replacing N440K Variant In South: Scientists
The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, also known as the double mutant, is fast replacing the N440K variant in south India, scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said on Tuesday.
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Tripura Sounds Alert After 3 Covid Strains Found In State
The Tripura government has sounded an alert after the double mutant strain of coronavirus and those of Britain and African variants were found in the state, officials said on Friday.
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'Indian Strain' Of COVID-19 Found In 17 Countries, Says WHO
The 'Indian strain' of the coronavirus, known as B.1.617 or a 'double mutant', has been found in at least 17 countries, the WHO said, as the world grapples to contain the surge in the COVID-19 cases with 5.7 million infections detected last week.
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Covaxin "Found To Neutralise" Indian 617 Variant: US Adviser Dr. Fauci
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus India Highlights: 3.6 Lakh Cases, 3,293 Deaths In India In Biggest Spike In 24 Hours
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
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UK Strain Driving Covid Surge In Delhi, Reveals Data
The UK strain is driving the Covid surge in Delhi, an analysis of samples has revealed. Data released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says over 400 cases of the UK strain and 76 of the Indian double mutants were found in Delhi.
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Covaxin Neutralises Double Mutant Strain, Says Research Body ICMR
Covaxin - the coronavirus vaccine developed and manufactured by Bharat Biotech - "... neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2... effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well...", the ICMR, the government's top medical research, said
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Centre Denies Report Of New Coronavirus XE Variant In India
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said that said present evidence does not suggest the presence of XE variant of COVID denying media reports that claimed that a case of the new mutant was reported in Mumbai.
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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 Antibody Discovered That Can Neutralise All Known SARS-CoV-2 Strains, Claim Researchers
Molecular Biology Consortium based at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS) claims to have discovered an antibody that can neutralise all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, including the new mutants.
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Delta Plus Variant: Everything You Should Know
The central government has warned against the Delta Plus variant, a new mutant version of the Delta strain of Covid first detected in India, and has called it a "variant of concern".
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Delta Plus "Variant Of Concern", Says Centre, Warns Three States
The Delta plus variant, a new mutant version of the Delta strain first detected in India, has been found in 22 cases in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh and is a "variant of concern", the government said in a warning to these states.
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21 Cases Of Delta Plus Variant In Maharashtra, Says State Health Minister
Twenty-one cases of the Delta Plus Covid variant, the mutant version of the Delta variant that unleashed the devastating second wave of the pandemic, have been found in Maharashtra so far, state health minister Rajesh Tope said today.
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Covid-Norms, Vaccination Shields Against Mutants, Future Waves: Experts
With the second wave of Covid ravaging the country and concerns being raised about a possible third wave, experts caution that the next wave could be less severe if people keep following COVID-appropriate behaviour.
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Health Body Chief On Status Of Covid Variants, New Mutants In India
The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sujeet Singh said on Wednesday
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Covid's Double Mutant Fast Replacing N440K Variant In South: Scientists
The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, also known as the double mutant, is fast replacing the N440K variant in south India, scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said on Tuesday.
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Tripura Sounds Alert After 3 Covid Strains Found In State
The Tripura government has sounded an alert after the double mutant strain of coronavirus and those of Britain and African variants were found in the state, officials said on Friday.
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'Indian Strain' Of COVID-19 Found In 17 Countries, Says WHO
The 'Indian strain' of the coronavirus, known as B.1.617 or a 'double mutant', has been found in at least 17 countries, the WHO said, as the world grapples to contain the surge in the COVID-19 cases with 5.7 million infections detected last week.
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Covaxin "Found To Neutralise" Indian 617 Variant: US Adviser Dr. Fauci
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus India Highlights: 3.6 Lakh Cases, 3,293 Deaths In India In Biggest Spike In 24 Hours
Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech, has been found to neutralise the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.
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UK Strain Driving Covid Surge In Delhi, Reveals Data
The UK strain is driving the Covid surge in Delhi, an analysis of samples has revealed. Data released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says over 400 cases of the UK strain and 76 of the Indian double mutants were found in Delhi.
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Covaxin Neutralises Double Mutant Strain, Says Research Body ICMR
Covaxin - the coronavirus vaccine developed and manufactured by Bharat Biotech - "... neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2... effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well...", the ICMR, the government's top medical research, said
