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New Covid variant 'evades antibodies' and is 'potentially emerging' says World Health Organisation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has flagged a fresh Covid variant as 'of interest' which demonstrates concerning resistance to antibodies. The body classified the BA.3.2 strain of Covid as one it ... Read More

German health official warns of further spread of coronavirus variants

A more contagious coronavirus variant that was first detected in Britain currently accounts for just under 6% of cases in Germany, a senior health official said on Friday. Read More

UK COVID-19 variant has significantly higher death rate, study finds

A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30% and 100% more deadly than previous dominant variants, ... Read More

Covid Variants Over Time: Alpha To Omicron To Stratus, Tracked And Explained

When the world first heard the word "coronavirus" in late 2019, few imagined that the virus would continue to reinvent itself half a decade later. From the devastating Delta wave in India to Omicron's ... Read More

New Covid variants Nimbus and Stratus are soaring... and there are unusual symptoms

A croaky voice and a sharp, 'razor blade' sore throat are emerging as tell-tale signs of the latest Covid variants now sweeping the US and UK. The strains, XFB, dubbed Stratus, and NB.1.8.1, known as ... Read More

Coronavirus variant accounts for up to 20% of cases in Paris - hospital executive

The highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain now accounts for up to 20% of infections in the wider Paris region, a leading hospital executive said on Tuesday, calling for ... Read More