The new COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 started a new scare among the masses with growing numbers of cases all around the world. The scare was so much that in some parts of the world, people were reminded of old pandemic days.

JN.1 Covid sub-variant might be milder than earlier thought, experts say

The COVID scare does not seem to go away four years since China reported its first case and new variants are still circulating globally. The Indian government has now confirmed the presence of JN.1 subvariant of COVID-19 in the southern state of Kerala.

India's COVID cases touch 1,701 as new variant JN.1 detected in Kerala

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the US health authorities said on Friday (August 18) that there were closely monitoring a new variant of Covid. The WHO has classified the new variant BA.

WHO, US tracking new Covid variant BA.2.86; cases detected in 4 nations so far

A new coronavirus variant EG.5.1, nicknamed Eris, has been spreading across the United Kingdom and has brought the country's health officers on their toes. The variant, which has descended from the rapidly spreading Omicron, was first flagged last month in the United Kingdom, reported news agency PTI.

Covid variant 'Eris' on rise in UK, as experts say country ‘flying blind’ on infection

A resurgence in coronavirus cases has been driving up cases in India as it recorded 1,573 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the active cases to 10,981, health ministry data released on Tuesday said.

India logs 1,573 new Covid cases, four deaths; states huddle up to review pandemic preparedness

Week after week, scientists have been witnessing an onslaught by Covid's Omicron variants in the United States, with BQs — BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 appearing to be edging out all the others to seize a modest lead, as reported by the CNN.

Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 may cause new Covid spike in the US, confirms CDC

According to World Health Organization officials, data from China shows no new coronavirus variant has been found there, but it also under-represents how many people have died in the country's rapidly spreading outbreak.

W.H.O. confirms no new variant from China's Covid surge

New research on the Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus has suggested the pathogen could be changing how it attacks the human body, shifting from infecting respiratory systems to increasingly targeting the brain.

Study: Omicron BA.5 subvariant may cause more damage

After appearing in Singapore for the first time, the Omicron sub-lineage XBB of COVID-19 has found its way to the Indian public. The virus strain is known for its highly contagious nature but an expert panel has observed that Indian patients have reported mild illness and no increase in severity, even after contracting it.

What are the experts saying about the highly transmissible XBB Covid variant?

Scientists in India, the US, and other countries are concerned about the spread of a new omicron subvariant because they think the new mutation would be able to overcome immunity from earlier infections and vaccinations.

Worrying trend: New Covid variant BA.2.75 shows ‘exponential’ increase in cases globally

A sub-variant of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide. It represents nearly 86 per cent of all sequenced cases. BA.2 is even more transmissible than its highly contagious Omicron siblings, BA.1 and BA.1.1. It is prompting surges in many countries in Europe and Asia.

Covid: 'Stealth' Omicron variant BA.2 is now globally dominant

A new COVID-19 variant was first found in Israel and now, it has spread to several other countries including Cambodia, India, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

Everything we know about new COVID-19 variant found in multiple countries

Israel has reported two cases of the new COVID-19 variant after it was recorded during the PCR tests of two passengers arriving at the country’s Ben Gurion Airport.

Everything we know about the new COVID-19 variant found in Israel

In recent days, scientists have reported that a hybrid of the omicron and delta coronavirus variants has been popping up in several countries in Europe. Here’s what is known about the hybrid, which has picked up the Frankensteinian nicknames of deltamicron or deltacron.

New ‘Deltacron’ variant is rare and similar to Omicron, experts say

Hong Kong is reeling under the Covid-19 wave led by the Omicron variant. Elections in the country have been postponed and nearly 7.4 million people have been put under strict mandates as Covid cases rise in the country.

Covid wave in Hong Kong: Elections postponed, 7.4 million people put under strict mandates

The Covid 19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone in the United States. According to the John Hopkins University, the nation's cumulative death toll from the Covid 19 infections has surpassed the 900 000 mark. The latest number has been fueled by the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

United States reaches a grim milestone in fight against Covid 19

The sub-variant of Omicron coronavirus variant, BA.2, is more transmissible than the original one, but the vaccinated people won’t be able to infect others as easily as the unvaccinated, a Danish study has revealed.

Omicron sub-variant highly contagious than original, can even infect booster-vaccinated people: Study

A study by Japanese researchers has claimed that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 can remain alive on skin and plastic more than the earlier variants like Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma.

Omicron survives over 21 hours on skin and more than 8 days on plastic: Study

Hospitalization in the US has reached a record high on Monday, with several states struggling to cope with the spike in cases. Now there were 132,000 hospitalizations for Covid, crossing the record set in January last year. But hospitalizations have been increasing steadily since late December, as the Omicron quickly took over Delta as the dominant version of the virus.

United States break Covid hospitalization record

COVID-19 cases across Europe have surged multifold driven by the Omicron mutant variant. France has reported over 300,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time in the last 24 hours.

Omicron cases surge across Europe, with France reporting over 300,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the rising Omicron cases—which is fast becoming the dominant variant—could pave the way for a new, more dangerous variant.

Rising Omicron cases may lead to more dangerous variants, warns WHO

It was supposed to be a new year, a post-pandemic 2022 one, where we put the pandemic behind us. Instead, it is the year of a new variant one that is wreaking havoc across the world omicron is currently shaking the globe to its core.

Omicron causing crippling staff shortages in UK & US

In the last two years, nearly 8 billion people are waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to end. Even though. newer variants are complicating the question of when will this pandemic end? WION gets you a report.

Will COVID-19 pandemic become endemic?

While mutating, Alpha variant may have gained ‘skills’ to successfully block the 'innate immune system response', new research has revealed. Published in the Nature magazine, the research claims that the Alpha variant has learnt how to successfully evade a human body’s initial line of response.

Coronavirus' Alpha variant has learnt how to evade innate immune system: Research

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