Experts have said there is no need to panic and people should follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and get booster vaccine doses if they have not already.
The XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 subvariants.
Genome sequencing of the four people, who have recently returned from the US, confirmed that they were infected with the new variant of the coronavirus, he said.
Given the emergence of variants of Covid-19 virus with variable transmissibility and their possible health implications, INSACOG network laboratories conducts whole genome sequencing of samples for detection of mutant...
On Thursday, Eleven Omicron sub-variants were found during testing of international travellers between December 24 and January 3, and all these variants have been earlier reported in India, official sources said.
IATA chief Willie Walsh in a statement on Wednesday said that "Governments must base their decisions on 'science facts' rather than science politics"
The health ministry said on Monday that Sentinel sequencing of 324 positive Covid samples from the community between December 29, 2022, and January 7, 2023, detected all Omicron variants, including BA.2 and its sublineages,...
The INSACOG said Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be the dominant variant in India. XBB is the most prevalent sub-lineage (63.2 per cent) circulating all over India.
The pandemic, the worst since the Spanish Flu of 1918, had wreaked havoc globally in 2020 and 2021 and Delhi was one of the worst-hit cities, particularly...
The national capital had reported 16 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 0.44 per cent.
Sources told PTI that the assessment is in line with previous trends which show a new wave of Covid-19 hits India around 30-35 days after it hits East Asia....
A total of 1,88,34,030 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Chhattisgarh so far, including 1,597 during the day, as per a government release.
The state, which had zero active case till Sunday, now has 14, with Gaya accounting for 12 of these.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai also said there will be certain directions for New Year celebrations, in the wake of an increase in Covid-19 cases in...
In Covid-19 review meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said coverage of coronavirus vaccines' booster doses should be expanded, particularly to...
BF.7 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.5 and has the strongest infection ability since it is highly transmissible, has a shorter incubation period,...
In a letter to all the district collectors, medical colleges and several other authorities concerned, state health department secretary Shalini Pandit said...
The Union government has also highlighted that only 27-28% people have taken Covid-19 vaccine's booster doses and urged people to get booster doses.
Projections say 1.3-2.1 million people could die in China from the Covid-19 surge. The Chinese Covid-19 surge is being driven BF.7 Omicron sub-variant, which...
Epidemiologists estimate that over the next few days more than 60 per cent of China's population and 10 per cent of Earth's population would likely to get...
On Wednesday, at least 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron have been reported in Maharashtra in the first fortnight of October, the state health department...
Maharashtra health department confirmed that the state has reported the XBB variant, a new variant having a 'growth advantage' over BA.2.75 and has immune...
The discovery of this Covid-like virus has led experts to call for vaccines that protect against all types of coronaviruses.
Of the 369 cases of BA.4 and BA.5, Pune recorded 249, Mumbai (72), Thane (16), Nagpur (10), Raigad (seven), Sangli (six), Palghar (four) and Kolhapur, Wardha,...
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, BA.4.6 now accounts for more than 9 per cent of recent cases across the US. The variant has also...
