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Coronavirus India Live News: We all should stay alert in view of new variant of Covid-19, says PM Modi; Japan bans entry of foreign visitors as omicron spreads

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Coronavirus India Live News: We all should stay alert in view of new variant of Covid-19, says PM Modi; Japan bans entry of foreign visitors as omicron spreads

The WHO has said it is “not yet clear” whether the newly-detected coronavirus variant Omicron is more transmissible or causes more severe disease compared to other variants. Coronavirus Variants and Vaccinations, Coronavirus Active Cases in India Today’s News, November 29 Live Updates: Just as the global community thought that the worst of the Coronavirus pandemic … Read more

EU urges ‘all air travel’ suspended with variant-hit countries

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EU urges ‘all air travel’ suspended with variant-hit countries

The EU proposed member states stop all flights to and from southern Africa following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant that scientists fear could beat vaccinations, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. “All air travel to these countries should be suspended until we have a clear understanding about the danger posed … Read more

Covid-19: New South Africa variant triggers alarm bells in India

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Covid-19: New South Africa variant triggers alarm bells in India

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

Coronavirus News November 26 LIVE Updates: New Covid-19 variant causes global panic; Centre directs states to strictly screen travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong

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Coronavirus News November 26 LIVE Updates: New Covid-19 variant causes global panic; Centre directs states to strictly screen travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday that India is willing to extend a helping hand to other countries by supplying Covaxin and Covishield vaccines. (Image Source: PTI) Coronavirus Variants and Vaccinations, Coronavirus Active Cases in India Today News, Covid-19 recent cases: South Africa very recently announced that they had detected a new variant of … Read more

Even COVID vaccines may not protect you from this new variant!

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Even COVID vaccines may not protect you from this new variant!

Representative image: Reuters The World Health Organisation (WHO), this week, has named a new ‘variant of interest’ of coronavirus named ‘Mu variant’. It is said to be found in Columbia in January 2021 and has also been detected in about 39 other countries so far. As per the findings (as quoted in the Indian Express), … Read more

Two more Covid variants under investigation

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Two more Covid variants under investigation

In case new mutations are detected, these teams will carry out contact tracing, epidemiological investigation, make clinical assessment and take necessary measures. India’s genome sequencing consortium INSACOG has completed sequencing of 58,240 samples and is monitoring Covid-19 variants of concern, including Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Delta Plus. There are two more variants under investigation … Read more

Exclusive: Why NIV Pune says there’s no need to panic over new Covid variant B.1.1.28.2? All you must know

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Exclusive: Why NIV Pune says there’s no need to panic over new Covid variant B.1.1.28.2? All you must know

A health worker checks the body temperature of a passenger as a precaution against the coronavirus, at a railway station in Mumbai. (PTI photo) Coronavirus variant update: As India breathes a sigh of relief with daily caseload coming down below one lakh and easing lockdown, the latest news from Pune may cause some worry. In a … Read more