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A new Covid variant, NB.1.8.1, is detected in US airports. The variant is driving a surge in cases across China. Cases are ...
Covid 19 is back! Yes, after creating mayhem in the world from 2019-2022, the virus is seeing a gradual return to Asia with ...
India has detected isolated cases of emerging COVID-19 subvariants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, coinciding with a rise in infections ...
Preliminary data from researchers in China suggest the NB.1.8.1 variant is not better at evading the immune system compared ...
India has detected new COVID-19 variants, including NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, amid rising cases in South Asia, with JN.1 being the most prevalent. INSACOG reported one NB.1.8.1 case in Tamil Nadu and four LF ...
A study by the University of Edinburgh suggests Covid-19 did not originate in China’s Wuhan but evolved naturally in the bat ...
Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong recorded in the past few weeks massive upticks in Covid-19 transmissions. Read more at ...
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New Covid surge in Asia, including India
The recent surge in new Covid cases in Southeast Asia is being driven by the JN.1 variant, which is a descendant of the ...
Covid-19 cases are surging in several Asian countries and cities, including Hong Kong and Singapore. Is India at risk? Here's ...
In India, the most common variant remains JN.1, comprising 53% of samples tested, followed by BA.2 (26%) and other Omicron ...
The JN.1 strain, a descendent of the BA.2.86 lineage (also known as 'Pirola'), has outpaced earlier variants due to its ...
Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have all reported fresh cases this month. However, most of the cases are mild.