After Belgium, Germany on Saturday said it has discovered a new positive case resembling Omicron variant. Germany’s social affairs minister said that a traveller from South Africa was detected with similar mutations.

Omicron-typical mutations were found in a traveller, says German minister

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated B.1.1529 as a ‘variant of concern’. The variant of SARS-CoV-2, first detected in Africa’s Botswana, has been named Omicron.

World Health Organisation (WHO) designates  B.1.1529 as a ‘variant of concern’

South Africa said on Friday that imposing restrictions on travellers from the country because of a newly identified COVID-19 variant was unjustified, after a British ban on flights from southern African countries that others have followed.

South Africa hits back at travel ban, says 'unjustified'

Passengers coming to Mumbai from South Africa will be quarantined and tested for the new coronavirus variant, Omicron—which has been described the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a variant of concern.

Quarantine, genome sequencing for passengers coming from South Africa to Mumbai, says city’s mayor

Asian stocks suffered their sharpest drop in two months on Friday after the detection of a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying toward the safety of bonds, the yen and the dollar.

Stocks markets under pressure after news of new COVID variant emerges

Scientists in South Africa have detected a new COVID-19 variant with multiple mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers.

Scientists in South Africa detect new variant of COVID-19

South Africa on Friday termed the UK's travel ban from six southern African countries “rushed”, even as several countries, including the 27-member EU, announced similar restrictions.

South Africa says UK’s travel ban order 'seems rushed' as new Covid variant raises alarm

Even as several countries and the WHO is on their toes over the emergence of a new coronavirus variant, Australia on Friday said it has no plans to restrict flights from South Africa, from where the new strain has surfaced.

Australia says borders to remain open to South Africa despite concerns over new Covid variant

The Delta variant has been increasing the number of Covid cases in almost all countries. This new variant has brought worse death tolls and more severe infections.

Risk of hospitalisations is greater in Delta variant: Study

As several states in the US return to ‘normal times from before Covid’, experts are warning unvaccinated people against their choice to not get inoculated. Health officials have voiced concerns that the huge number of unvaccinated people in the country could lead to a wider spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country.

Unvaccinated people in US breeding ground for new Covid variants: Experts

While the world is fighting with the widespread of the new Delta variant of coronavirus, an expert has sounded alarm bells that the Beta variant may also prove out to be equally dangerous.

Beta variant can evade Covid vaccines, UK scientist claims

As the world struggles with the Delta variant, the virus has mutated again. At least 9 countries have now detected the "Delta plus" variant, with India reporting around 30 cases of the new mutation. Palki Sharma tells you why this variant has sparked concerns.

Gravitas | Delta Plus variant: The new worry for the world

British government said on Friday that the Delta variant of coronavirus is 60 per cent more transmissible than the variant that forced the lockdown in January. The Delta variant has caused a rise in cases in Britain, prompting questions about whether social distancing restrictions will be lifted as planned from June 21.

Delta coronavirus variant 60 per cent more transmissible, says UK

As the UK locals enjoy the unlocking of the economy, cases of a specific variant of coronavirus have doubled this week. Experts have reported an increase of 3,424 cases of the B1.

UK reports alarming increase in cases of covid variant, first found in India

As the country reopens, the UK government has now come out to fight the criticism against the administration’s handling of the deadly variant of coronavirus, B1.

Matt Hancock defends UK government's handling of covid variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) informed on May 12, 2021 that the COVID-19 variant -B.1.617 that was first found in India in October 2020 has been detected in sequences uploaded from 44 countries in all six WHO regions.

Covid-19 variant first detected in India, found in 44 countries: WHO

Variants of the novel coronavirus are the biggest risk for the US economic recovery, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari has said. "The biggest risks that I see to the recovery are these variants," Kashkari told the Economic Club of New York, mentioning one variant of the virus which is dominant in parts of the US and easily infects younger people, Xinhua reported.

'Covid variants pose biggest threat to US economic recovery'

With a new Coronavirus varient in the Brazil, the country is witnessing a massive surge in the number of COVID-19 patients under 40 in intensive care units. The number of people aged 39 or younger in intensive care units rose sharply in March to more than 11,000 patients.

Brazil has more younger COVID-19 patients than old in ICUs

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