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2,083 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, its lineages detected in India: INSACOG

2,083 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 detected in India, classified as a "variant of interest" by WHO.

The Hindu · Jan 29, 2024

Telangana recorded 31 JN.1 variant cases in December 2023

Telangana sees a surge in JN.1 variant cases of Covid-19 in December 2023, with 31 cases recorded.

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

Morning Digest | Roll-out schedule of 3 new criminal codes will be notified by January 26; Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 3, 2024

The Hindu · Jan 3, 2024

Morning Digest | Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census; CSK beats GT by 15 runs, qualifies for IPL final, and more

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The Hindu · May 24, 2023

COVID-19 genomics body INSACOG has not put out weekly bulletin since March 27

A top official from the Department of Biotechnology said sequencing had dipped because fewer samples were being made available to network-labs from hospitals and medical colleges for sequencing

The Hindu · May 23, 2023

Rising COVID Cases News From China Is Concerning: SII CEO Adar Poonawala, Urges People Not To Panic

Raising concern on the rising COVID-19 cases in neighbouring China, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawala on Wednesday asked the people not to panic because of India's "excellent vaccination coverage and track record". Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 21, 2022

Main Omicron subvariant now mutating further: Insacog

PUNE: Omicron’s BA.2.75, which for some months has been the most dominant subvariant in parts of India and Maharashtra, is mutating further and likely to become even more transmissible and immune evasive, Insacog scientists have told TOI.

The Times of India · Sep 10, 2022

Pune: More versions of Omicron's BA.2 'likely in circulation'

PUNE: It is highly possible a few more "fitter", or more transmissible, sub-lineages of BA.2 are already circulating in India, scientists from the INSACOG lab network told TOI on Monday.

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Close eye on BA.2.75, says WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan

PUNE: All countries should keep a close eye on Omicron's BA.2.75 subvariant as there still aren't enough samples globally to analyse its severity, the WHO's chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan told TOI on Saturday.

The Times of India · Jul 9, 2022

3 new BA.2 variants found, may have role in ongoing surge: Experts

PUNE: Three new and highly transmissible "offspring" of Omicron's BA.2 subvariant have been detected in India.

The Times of India · Jul 3, 2022