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Explained | XEC: What you need to know about the new COVID variant
XEC is what’s known as a “recombinant variant”. Recombinants can occur naturally when a person is simultaneously infected with two different COVID...
Flier from London tests positive in Chennai, others to be tracked and...
Though flights from UK have been suspended, those who came to India on other flights and travelling to the State by road are also being monitored. For...
Drugmakers Rush To Test Whether Vaccines Stop Coronavirus Variant
Ugur Sahin, chief executive of Germany’s BioNTech, which with partner Pfizer took less than a year to get a vaccine approved, said on Tuesday he needs...
As Mutated Variant Spreads, PM Johnson Mulls Stricter Lockdown
Britain reported a record number of new infections on Tuesday as a mutated strain of the coronavirus, which could be up to 70% more transmissible than...
South Africa mutant could lead to fresh wave: Expert
“Health officials have to watch for the likelihood of a second wave of the coronavirus if those infected earlier are reinfected by the South African...
Texas A M University scientists identify new Covid variant
A new variant of Covid-19 has been found by scientists at the US Texas A&M University, the media reported.
WHO meets to denominate new COVID variant detected in South Africa
The World Health Organization is convening an experts' meeting from Geneva at midday on Friday to assess the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 amid...
Israeli PM warns of state of emergency due to new coronavirus variant
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met health experts on Friday to discuss how best to respond to a new variant of the coronavirus that has been...