COVID-19 Update: No cause for panic over JN.1 subvariant, says INSACOG Chief

Dec 18, 2023

India's COVID-19 situation remains under control, with an active caseload of 1,828 as of Monday. However, one death was reported in Kerala, where the...

Covid subvariant JN.1: No need for additional dose of vaccine at present, says INSACOG chief

Dec 23, 2023

Amid a surge in COVID cases in India and the detection of a subvariant JN.1, India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) chief Dr NK Arora...

INSACOG calls for COVID vaccine booster dose to those at-risk, above 40 years

Dec 03, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 3 : The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has called for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for...

INSACOG to review genomic surveillance weekly data today amid rising Covid-19 cases

Aug 05, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 5 : The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) will review the data of genomic surveillance of variants today, sources informed...

Centre directs States to conduct genome sequencing of COVID positive samples to track variants

Dec 21, 2022

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday requested States and Union Territories to send samples of all COVID-19 positive cases to INSACOG labs to track...

Sewage sampling tells if there is increase in COVID viral load in particular area: BBMP Chief Commissioner

Nov 07, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 7 : The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner on Saturday said that sewage sampling is a new thing...