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'Covid variant XE has been around since Jan, no cause of concern as of now'

Rakesh Mishra, Director of the Tata Institute of Genetics and Society, Bengaluru, said the XE variant is a recombinant of BA.1 and BA.2, the sub-lineages of SARS-CoV-2

Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala reports 361 fresh cases, 56 fatalities

Kerala reported 361 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 56 related deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of those infected by the virus to 65,34,757 and the toll to 68,228.

India's first case of Omicron's new variant 'XE' detected in Mumbai

Of the 230 samples from Mumbai, 228 samples are of Omicron variant, while one was found to be Kappa variant and another XE variant

Shanghai starts new round of mass testing as Covid-19 cases surge

Shanghai, China's largest city with over 26 million has started a new round of mass testing after the metropolis added 17,007 new Covid infections, setting a daily record for the fifth consecutive day

New Zealand reports 12,575 new community cases of Covid-19

New Zealand recorded 12,575 fresh community cases of Covid on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

India reports marginal rise in fresh Covid cases, 71 deaths in 24 hours

India on Wednesday reported 1,086 fresh Covid cases, which is marginally higher than previous day's count of 795 infections in a span of 24 hours, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

India logs 1,086 new COVID-19 cases, active cases decline to 11,871

With 1,086 new coronavirus infections reported in a single day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,30,925 w

Covid outbreak 'extremely grim' in China as Shanghai extends lockdown

The Covid-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains extremely grim amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday

India crosses 1.85-bn Covid vaccination coverage milestone on Tuesday

A total of 99,04,28,218 doses of first dose and 83,60,22,063 second doses have been administered so far

Decoded: How WHO's mRNA Tech Transfer Hub is working for vaccine access

After examining several proposals from India, Hyderabad-based Biological E has now been selected to partner with WHO to make mRNA technology-based vaccines in the country

Covid-19 pandemic: Kerala records 354 fresh cases and 56 deaths

Kerala logged 354 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 56 related deaths on Tuesday, taking the total number of those infected by the virus to 65,34,396 and the toll to 68,196

UK studies new coronavirus variant 'XE' as mutation of Omicron

"Numbers were too small for the XE recombinant to be analysed by region," the UKHSA said

States, UTs have reported 5,21,358 Covid deaths till Apr 4: Govt

States and union territories have reported 5,21,358 deaths due to Covid-19 till April 4, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday

No state has reported death due to oxygen crisis: MoS Health in Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no state or Union Territory has confirmed any death due to oxygen shortage

Data story: India reports 795 new cases; death toll rises to 521,416

India has so far administered 1,848,733,081 vaccine doses. That is 4296.39 per cent of its total caseload, and 131.8 per cent of its population

Covid-19 can have long-term impacts on the brain, shows study

Researchers have found that subjects infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus displayed signs of severe brain inflammation and injury

India logs 795 new COVID-19 cases and 58 fatalities in the last 24 hours

With 795 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,29,839, while the active cases dipped to 12,054

Chandigarh lifts all Covid-19 restrictions, no penalty for not wearing mask

Amid the continuous decline in COVID-19, the Chandigarh administration on Monday lifted all the remaining COVID-19 restrictions including the wearing of masks in public places.

Global Covid caseload rises to 493.5 million, fatalities reach 6.16 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths

South Korea reports 266,135 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

South Korea reported 266,135 new Covid-19 cases as compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,267,401, the health authorities said.