New Covid Variants

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  Covid-19 Cicada Variant Spreads To 29 US States: Is India At Risk?

  BA.3.2 has been designated a Variant Under Monitoring by the World Health Organisation (WHO), meaning it is under close observation.

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  Covid-19 Summer Wave In The US: 25 States See Significant Increase In Cases, Reports CDC

  According to a Johns Hopkins report, several virological, behavioural, and environmental factors drive summer Covid-19 waves.

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  What Is Driving A Surge In Covid Cases In India? Active Cases Rise To 7,121

  According to The Lancet journal, the XFG variant survives and spreads easily as it can evade the body's natural defences easily.

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  India Reports 163 Cases Of XFG, New Covid-19 Variant: What Are The Symptoms?

  XFG is a recombinant subvariant, which means it originated from two variants, LF.7 and LP.8.1.2, in this case.

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  Highly Transmissible New Covid-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 Found In The UK; What Are The Symptoms?

  NB.1.8.1 is a descendant of the Omicron family. Like other Omicron sub-variants, NB.1.8.1 appears to be highly transmissible.

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  Covid-19 In India: 4,026 Active Cases, 5 Deaths; What We Know So Far

  According to official data, 65 fresh covid cases have been reported in the past 24 hours.

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  New Covid-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 is Highly Contagious, Warn Experts; What We Know So Far

  NB.1.8.1 is a descendant of the Omicron family. Like other Omicron sub-variants, NB.1.8.1 appears to be highly transmissible.

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  Covid-19 In India: LF.7 and NB.1.8.1, New Covid Variants Detected; Do You Need A Booster Dose?

  The JN.1 variant and its related descendants belong to the Omicron family.

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  New Covid Variant Has Viral Fever Symptoms, No Need To Panic: Delhi Minister

  Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh on Monday said Covid caused by the new variant has only shown symptoms of viral fever so far, and urged people not to panic.

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  New Covid-19 Variants LF.7 And NB.1.8.1 Detected In India: Over 1000 Active Cases; What Should You Do

  New variants, LF.7 and NB.1.8.1 are descendants of the JN.1 variant that are circulating rapidly.

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  US Reports Cases Of New COVID-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 Linked To Surge In China

  Several cases of the new COVID-19 variant-- which has been linked to a large surge of viral infection in China-- have been detected at US airports, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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  FLiRT, New Covid-19 Variant In US: What We Know So Far

  According to the Infectious Diseases Society Of America (IDSA), the proportion of illnesses caused by KP.2 is rapidly increasing. The other FLiRT variant, KP 1.1 is also circulating in the US.

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  Active Cases Of New Covid Variant In Gurugram Now 10, Hospitals On Alert

  Two more cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were detected in Gurugram on Wednesday, taking the total number of active cases to 10 while the authorities directed all hospitals to be on alert.

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  "Need To Be Cautious, Not Panic": Ex WHO Chief Scientist On New Covid Variant

  Amid the rising new JN.1 Covid-19 variant scare, former World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan asserted that there is no need to panic currently as it is a variant of interest and not of concern.

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  "No Need For Any Concern": Kerala Minister On Covid Sub-Variant JN.1

  Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said the Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 that has been detected in the state was not a cause for concern.