WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as variant of global concern

May 11, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 : The coronavirus variant B1617 first identified in India last year has been classified as a variant of global concern,...

India's focus must be how to come out of current COVID crisis, says Canadian Envoy

May 11, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 11 : High Commissioner of Canada to India, Nadir Patel on Tuesday said that the focus should not be on...

US CDC calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern'

Jun 16, 2021

Washington [US], June 16 : The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now called the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, also known...

COVID-19: Omicron may spread six times more than Delta, says Telangana health director

Nov 30, 2021

Telangana (Hyderabad) [India], November 30 : Omicron variant might spread six times more than the delta variant, however, the variant might cause mild symptoms,...

WHO identifies Mu COVID-19 variant as a variant of interest

Sep 05, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) on August 30 listed the Mu Covid-19 variant as a 'variant of interest'.

Pakistan reports four cases of Covid variant JN1

Jan 08, 2024

Four cases of a new variant of COVID JN1, an Omicron sub-variant, have been reported in Pakistan, as reported by ARY News.