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As many as 12 people have been found to be infected with Omicron BA4 and BA5 variants in Tamil Nadu and with that at least, 4 subvariants are circulating in the state. Health minister Ma Subramanian said 12 samples of…

INSACOG on Sunday confirmed the first cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 in India. A  19-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu has been found to be infected with BA.4, while an 80-year-old man from Telangana was confirmed to have BA.5. Now,…

India has reported the first case of Omicron BA.4 sub-variant in Hyderabad. First detected in South Africa, it is highly transmissible. While Indian experts believe COVID-19 cases may rise, it is unlikely…

This strain of coronavirus, like BA.2 subvariant, has been found capable of immune evasion from past infection and vaccination…

coronavirus impact business and economyMf3d | E+ | Getty ImagesOmicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in more than a dozen countries, helping fuel sporadic Covid outbreaks across the world, but the heavily mutated strains are…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring two new COVID-19 subvariants of Omicron, the highly transmissible variant of concern now dominant around the world. Since January, more than 300 cases of the BA.4 and BA.5…

Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are circulating at low levels in several countries within Southern Africa and Europe, according to the World Health Organization. The two subvariants of the highly contagious Covid-19 strain have been…

Last week saw the lowest number of COVID-19 deaths since the early days of the pandemic, but some countries are still witnessing ‘serious spikes’ which are putting pressure on hospitals. “Our ability to monitor trends is compromised as…

The World Health Organization is now tracking a few dozen cases of two additional sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 to assess whether they're more infectious or dangerous. On Monday, the WHO announced it…

The World Health Organization said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of COVID-19 to assess whether they are more infectious or dangerous. It has added BA.4…