New Delhi: Genotyping technique can detect new variants of SARS-CoV-2 almost a week more quickly than traditional methods, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal. Genotyping is the process of determining differences in the genetic make-up (genotype) of an individual by examining the individual’s DNA sequence using biological assays and comparing it … Read more
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Wednesday that a newly discovered ‘XE’ variant of coronavirus was discovered in a 50-year-old woman with a travel history to South Africa. The newly discovered XE is a sub-variant of the Omicron virus that had caused the third wave during the winter. The ‘XE’ variant had not been … Read more
A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world. Immunologists Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi Nagarkatti of the University of South Carolina explain what makes it different from previous variants, whether there will be another surge in the U.S. and … Read more
The antibody, FuG1, targets the enzyme furin, which the virus uses for its efficient chain of infections in human cells. Researchers have engineered a novel antibody that can directly interfere with and block the cell-to-cell transmission ability of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The antibody, FuG1, targets the enzyme furin, which the virus uses … Read more
Researchers, officials, and health experts have come up with a different theory on transmission and ways in which coronavirus travels from one body to another. Covid-19: Various theories regarding the covid transmission panned out ever since the virus broke in the Chinese city of Wuhan. China is asking people to wear face masks and gloves … Read more
The study found that how the effect of neutralising antibody wanes differs over time after mixed spike encounters. A person’s previous type of Covid-19 infection and its nature is a determining factor in the body’s immune response against future variants, a study conducted by the researchers from the Imperial College and Queen Mary University of … Read more
Dec. 2, 2021 — South Africa’s COVID-19 cases almost doubled within 24 hours, jumping from a reported 4,300 new cases on Tuesday to 8,500 new daily cases on Wednesday, according to the BBC. Health officials have confirmed that the new Omicron variant has become the dominant coronavirus strain in South Africa and is driving a … Read more
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on nearly every continent. A World Health Organization panel named the variant “omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same … Read more
The strain has become dominant in South Africa with the country detecting nearly 100 cases as on Thursday. (Representative image) The Union Health Ministry ordered states and Union Territories to screen and test travellers from South Africa, Hong Kong, and Botswana, hours after South African authorities announced that they had detected a new novel coronavirus … Read more
New Covid variant of interest for WHO The World Health Organisation is closely monitoring another Covid-19 variant, termed as Mu or B.1.621 that might emerge as a variant of concern in recent future as it showed signs of possible resistance to vaccines. Where had the new Mu variant originated The variant of interest was first … Read more