Around 200 Israelis have tested positive for the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19), a Hebrew-language daily newspaper Maariv reported on Monday (Jan 1).

Israel health ministry says around 200 contracted new Covid sub-variant JN.1

India has seen an uptick in the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last few days, which has caused panic among citizens. But the government agencies have said that there's no need to panic.

Covid scare returns: With JN.1 spreading fast, do you need to worry? Experts speak

India has been witnessing a sudden spike in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past few days, and the trend continued on Wednesday (April 12) as the nation registered a single-day rise of 7,830 cases.

COVID-19: Expert issues warning over XBB1.16 variant as India records 7,830 new cases in 24 hours

The Indian government has denied reports of the first case of XE variant of Covid in western Maharashtra state. The response came hours after the state government said it detected India’s first XE variant in Mumbai city.

No Covid XE variant in India yet, government clarifies

A couple of days ago, reports emerged that Chinese scientists from Wuhan have warned against a new lethal type of coronavirus NeoCov. Media reports citing Russian news agency Sputnik claimed that NeoCov requires only one mutation to infiltrate human cells.

COVID-19: Indian experts weigh in on 'NeoCoV' fears after Wuhan scientists issue warning

After reports emerged that a new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant 'Deltacron' has been detected by a scientist in Cyprus, a UK-based virologist has refuted the claims, terming it a "lab contamination" and not a new strain.

COVID-19: Is 'Deltacron' a new variant? A UK virologist explains what it could possibly be

The horrific images of India's deadly second wave, which hit the country in April this year are still fresh in people's memory.

India details plan to combat omicron threat

The WHO's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said that while the new covid variant omicron appears to be very transmissible, the right response is to be prepared and not panic.

Omicron around the world

The WHO has confirmed that the omicron is quite transmissible, yet not so lethal. The reason seems to be in the similarity of the genetic material to the virus which causes the common cold.

Did omicron pick up common cold mutation?

In China, 138 locally-transmitted cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Zhejiang Province. These cases are said to be from the new Delta strain, "sub-lineage AY.

China reports cases of a new, more transmissible Delta strain, 'sub-lineage AY.4'

2021 may be coming to an end but the pandemic isn't. The 'deadliest' variant of the Wuhan Virus has just been discovered. Scientists are describing it as 'horrific'. There are fears this variant may even escape vaccine-induced immunity. Palki Sharma has a report.

Gravitas: New Variant of Wuhan Virus discovered

World economies were slowly and gradually opening borders after facing the wrath of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the past two years. But a new variant with a large number of mutations poses a bigger threat to the world.

COVID-19: Will vaccines work against the Omicron variant? Here's what experts say

A new Coronavirus strain has been identified in Israel and a bid to secure more Pfizer vaccines has hit a snag this week over political infighting.

New COVID-19 strain detected in Israel, Pfizer vaccine purchase delayed

Several provinces are imposing fresh restrictions amid a rise in new COVID-19 variant cases and the country has been witnessing a spike in number of cases related to the UK and Brazilian variants of Coronavirus.

New COVID-19 variant cases overwhelms Canadian hospitals

A new study has found that a highly infectious variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom is between 30 to 100 per cent more deadly than previous strains.

Study finds UK COVID-19 variant has higher mortality rate

As India edges closer towards taming COVID, the west is overwhelmed. 7 new variants have emerged in the US. The UK is still under lockdown and in France, only 1 vaccine dose is being administered. WION's Palki Sharma tells you how the west is still struggling with the Wuhan Virus.

Gravitas: The West is struggling with Wuhan Virus

Another COVID-19 variant with a potentially worrying set of mutations has been detected in the UK, which is considered to be over 70% more deadly. This variant is known as 'B1525'.

32 cases of new COVID-19 variant 'B1525' found in UK

The UK variant of the deadly Coronavirus has now mutated yet again. Public health officials in the UK are currently investigating the cases of the Coronavirus with some worrying genetic changes.

UK finds more Coronavirus cases with 'concerning' mutation