Japan: COVID-19 infections hit new record as 7th wave continues nationwide sweep

Jul 27, 2022

Tokyo [Japan], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's new daily COVID-19 cases hit a new record Wednesday, topping the 209,000-mark for the first time as the...

US President Biden likely infected with BA5 Covid variant

Jul 24, 2022

Washington [US], July 24 : US President Joe Biden who is suffering from COVID 19 is likely infected by highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5.

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...

Canada confirms 51 cases of new Omicron subvariant

Jan 27, 2022

Ottawa [Canada], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada has found 51 cases of a new Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 mainly from international travelers, according to...

"It is not causing severe infections or hospitalisation": Former AIIMS director on COVID subvariant JN.1

Dec 23, 2023

Former AIIMS director and senior pulmonologist, Dr Randeep Guleria said that the new subvariant of COVID is not causing severe infections and hospitalisation.

Elderly Chinese neglected by authorities amid new Omicron variant threat

Jul 07, 2022

Beijing [China], July 7 : Elderly Chinese people are being neglected by the authorities despite the detection of the new Omicron subvariant recently in...