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New Covid Variant XE Found In UK, More Transmissible Than Omicron: WHO
A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said.
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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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Unplanned Vaccination Can Promote Mutant Strains: Health Experts To PM Modi
A group of public health experts, including doctors from AIIMS and members from the national taskforce on COVID-19, have said that mass, indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination can trigger emergence of mutant strains
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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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Covaxin Neutralises Double Mutant Strain In India: Research Body ICMR
Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively works against the double mutant strain as well, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said today.
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More Sequencing Needed To Determine "Double Mutant" Strain's Spread: Scientists
A global mutation tracker on Friday suggested the "double mutant'' coronavirus, first identified in Maharashtra, has a cumulative prevalence of 10 per cent in India, a finding that some scientists here said is based on insufficient data and needs mor
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UK Covid Variant Not Linked To More Serious Infections: Study
The English variant of the novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of Covid-19 compared to other strains, according to research published Tuesday that also confirmed its increased transmissibility.
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Top Scientists On Sharp Surge In India's COVID-19 Cases
Why are India's COVID-19 cases flaring up so sharply? There are no clear answers but top scientists say the complex interplay of mutant strains, a hugely susceptible population made more vulnerable by elections and other public events and the lowerin
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"Micro Lockdowns, Travel Curbs Necessary To Stop Surge": AIIMS Chief
A new strategy is required to battle the Covid surge in the country that is fuelled by laxity in maintaining safety measures and a mutant strain of the Covid, Dr Randeep Guleria said on Saturday.
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India's Total Cases Of Mutant COVID-19 Strains Reach 795: Health Ministry
The total number of cases with the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has reached 795, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday as India is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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New Covid Variant XE Found In UK, More Transmissible Than Omicron: WHO
A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19, the health body said.
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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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Unplanned Vaccination Can Promote Mutant Strains: Health Experts To PM Modi
A group of public health experts, including doctors from AIIMS and members from the national taskforce on COVID-19, have said that mass, indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination can trigger emergence of mutant strains
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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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Covaxin Neutralises Double Mutant Strain In India: Research Body ICMR
Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively works against the double mutant strain as well, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said today.
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More Sequencing Needed To Determine "Double Mutant" Strain's Spread: Scientists
A global mutation tracker on Friday suggested the "double mutant'' coronavirus, first identified in Maharashtra, has a cumulative prevalence of 10 per cent in India, a finding that some scientists here said is based on insufficient data and needs mor
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UK Covid Variant Not Linked To More Serious Infections: Study
The English variant of the novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of Covid-19 compared to other strains, according to research published Tuesday that also confirmed its increased transmissibility.
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Top Scientists On Sharp Surge In India's COVID-19 Cases
Why are India's COVID-19 cases flaring up so sharply? There are no clear answers but top scientists say the complex interplay of mutant strains, a hugely susceptible population made more vulnerable by elections and other public events and the lowerin
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"Micro Lockdowns, Travel Curbs Necessary To Stop Surge": AIIMS Chief
A new strategy is required to battle the Covid surge in the country that is fuelled by laxity in maintaining safety measures and a mutant strain of the Covid, Dr Randeep Guleria said on Saturday.
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India's Total Cases Of Mutant COVID-19 Strains Reach 795: Health Ministry
The total number of cases with the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has reached 795, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday as India is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
