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Should we be worried about ‘Stratus’? The new Covid variant spreading fast

‘Stratus’ is the nickname for Covid variant XFG which is spreading across the world

The Independent UK

XFG could become the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what to know about ‘Stratus’

Given the number of times this has happened already, it should come as little surprise that we’re now faced with yet another new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID.

The Conversation

Arcturus: the new Covid variant surging in India

A new Covid subvariant that is feared to be the most infectious yet has triggered a surge of infections in India.

The Week

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Scientists analyse DNA clues to determine origin of Covid-19

A recent report points to raccoon dogs as possible transmitters at the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. DNA samples collected at the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market in China show that several raccoon dogs were present in areas where the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found. FRANCE 24's Science Editor Shirli Sitbon looks…

France 24

COVID-19 report based on China samples puts suspicion back to animal origins

A new analysis of samples taken from a market in Wuhan, China, during the early days of the pandemic are the strongest evidence yet that the COVID-19 virus jumped from animals to humans, some researchers say.

Tribune News Service

China should share raccoon dog data in probe of COVID-19 origins, WHO says

The World Health Organization called on China to fully share genetic data that may help discern the origins of COVID-19 after it appeared briefly on an international database.

Tribune News Service

Raccoon dogs emerge as possible COVID-19 source in new analysis

MELBOURNE, Australia — New data linking COVID-19 to raccoon dogs in a Wuhan wet market provides “important incremental evidence” supporting the hypothesis that the virus originated in wildlife, according to a scientist who has studied the genesis of the pandemic in China.

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New data links Covid-19’s origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market

Analysis of gene sequences by international team finds Covid-positive samples rich in raccoon dog DNA

The Guardian - UK

Could China's COVID-19 outbreak lead to the next variant of concern? Experts say it's not time to panic yet

With China's latest COVID-19 outbreak growing amid doubts about the reliability of official figures, there are concerns about whether it could provide the perfect conditions for a new variant of concern to emerge.

ABC News

EXPLAINER: Is China sharing enough COVID-19 information?

As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data

The Independent UK

How serious is the threat of new Covid-19 variants?

A surge in cases after China lifted restrictions has sparked concerns that a dangerous new strain could emerge

Financial Times

Why China's Covid Wave is Stirring Fear

China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak, AFP said. Here is why it is sparking concern: - Unreliable data - Beijing has admitted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

COVID-19-mutation risk drives rush to test travelers from China

COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers traveling from China highlight mounting concerns about the potential for undetected new strains of the virus spawned by the country’s burgeoning outbreak.

Tribune News Service

From Centaurus to XBB: your handy guide to the latest COVID subvariants (and why some are more worrying than others)

The Omicron variant of concern has splintered into multiple subvariants. So we’ve had to get our heads around these mutated forms of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including BA.1 and the more recent BA.5.

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Bangkok Post

First local case of BQ.1 Covid variant found in foreign man from China

The first case of domestic infection with the highly-transmissible, immunity-evasive BQ.1 Omicron variant of Covid-19 is a 40-year-old foreign man who arrived from China, according to the Medical Sciences Department chief.

ABC News

COVID-19 deaths reach 1 million worldwide so far in 2022

Urging governments to do more to fight the virus, the World Health Organization chief says: "We cannot say we are learning to live with COVID-19 when 1 million people have died with COVID-19 this year alone."

Bangkok Post

Subvariants set to become dominant

The Centre for Medical Genomics (CMG) at Ramathibodi Hospital has predicted the more transmissible BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants are likely to become dominant strains in Thailand next month.

Bangkok Post

More contagious subvariants on radar

Thailand has recorded 49 new cases of the two new Omicron subvariants -- BA.4 and BA.5 -- which are considered more contagious and can potentially bypass immunity, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics of Ramathibodi Hospital.

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The Hindu

Data | COVID-19 hospitalisations rise in Mumbai, Chennai

Much like the previous waves, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru have recorded a large number of COVID-19 cases, while Chennai and Mumbai have also recorded a sharp spike in the number of hospitalisations

Bangkok Post

Deltacron on the move

Thailand on Wednesday reported 73 cases of the Deltacron variant, a hybrid of the Delta and Omicron strains of the new coronavirus, and all patients had fully recovered, according to the Department of Medical Sciences (DMS).

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