New Omicron Variants: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified a number of omicron variants that may fuel resurgent waves of Covid-19 infections as winter progresses. It said it is studying Omicron’s BQ.1 and XBB sublineages and several new variants of the BA.2 family. The UKHSA has also warned that newly emerging BA.2 variants … Read more
Pune: India detected its first case of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 in a sample in Pune on Monday. This comes after India’s Gujarat Biotechnology recently discovered another variant BF.7 which has also raised the question of snowballing ahead of the festive season. This latest covid sub-variant is a descendant of Omicron’s BA.5 which is currently the … Read more
Washington: While the country is seeing a decline in Covid-10 cases, health experts are worried about the new strain. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of new Covid strains is increasing around the world and in the US. According to the CDC’s latest estimate, the new … Read more