Omicron variant behind COVID surge in India has higher effective reproductive number: Study

Apr 07, 2023

The latest preprint new study shows XBB.1.16 Omicron variant, which is behind the COVID surge in India and will also spread worldwide in the...

What is Omicron's XBB.1.5 Sub-variant? Should India be worried?

Jan 03, 2023

According to Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Co-chairman of the National IMA Covid task force, XBB.1.5 is an upgraded version of XBB, a recombinant sub-lineage of...

New XBB Covid variant is immune evasive says WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

Oct 21, 2022

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 21 : With India reporting a highly infectious new COVID-19 variant, World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday...

Covid variant XBB.1.5 account for over 40pc of cases in US

Dec 31, 2022

According to the CDC, the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant as of this week has pushed out the BQ.1 and the BQ.1.1 subvariants from their previous...

Message circulating on XBB variant of COVID-19 fake, says health ministry

Dec 22, 2022

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide, several fake and misleading information is being circulated on the internet. Reacting to one such piece of...

New Covid-19 variant EG.5 on the rise in US

Aug 10, 2023

New Covid-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US. The variant is causing about 17 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases...