Covid-19 Scare In Kerala; 300 New Infections, 3 Deaths Reported In Past 24 Hours
The total number of COVID-19-related deaths in Kerala since the outbreak three years ago has now reached a staggering 72,059, with the recent fatalities adding to the grim toll.
Dec 21, 2023, 10:45 AM IST
Omicron sub-variant XE not lethal, says Maharashtra health minister after 67-year-old man tests positive
Rajesh Tope said that the elderly man and his wife who had been in Mumbai tested positive for coronavirus in Gujarat last month.
Apr 10, 2022, 07:53 AM IST
New COVID-19 variant 'IHU' identified in France, at least 12 infected
Known as 'IHU', the B.1.640.2 variant has been reported by researchers at institute IHU Mediterranee Infection in at least 12 cases, and has been linked to travel to African country Cameroon.
Jan 05, 2022, 07:08 AM IST
New strain of Covid-19 detected in France: More infectious than Omicron? All we know about about IHU variant
A yet-to-be peer-reviewed study revealed that IHU has 46 mutations. Around 12 cases have been identified so far near France's Marseille, with the first linked to travel to the African country Cameroon
Jan 04, 2022, 16:52 PM IST
Omicron scare: Singapore lifts travel ban imposed on 10 African countries
"In the coming days and weeks, we should expect more community (local) cases and rapid doubling of cases. This is again a process we need to go through, in order to live with COVID-19," Ministry of Health said.
Dec 27, 2021, 08:09 AM IST
UK records biggest daily jump of Omicron cases, reports 12,133 infections of new variant
UK reported 82,886 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 11,361,387. Out of these 82,886 cases, 12,133 were Omicron infections.
Dec 20, 2021, 06:40 AM IST
Omicron spread: Brazil records first Latin American cases of new COVID-19 variant
The two Brazilians who tested positive for the variant are missionaries and there was no documentation to suggest they had been vaccinated.
Dec 01, 2021, 08:40 AM IST
COVID-19's new variant leaves world in a tizzy - here's all we know
The new variant, called B.1.1.529 - so far found in South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong, Israel - has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations, leaving experts worried about its possibility to evade the body's immune response, thus making it more transmissible
Nov 25, 2021, 22:47 PM IST
Coronavirus ALERT! New COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said in a statement that 22 cases of variant B.1.1.529 had been recorded following genomic sequencing
Nov 25, 2021, 17:36 PM IST
