World should 'calm down' about China COVID variants - Chinese scientist
Findings published in the Lancet medical journal showed that no new variants had emerged in the initial weeks of China's recent outbreak.
Thu Feb 09 2023
COVID variants BA.5.2 detected in Malaysia since March 16, BF.2 since Aug 21 last year
The first case detected on Aug 21 was of local infection, while the second on Sept 6 was a case of imported infection from Turkiye.
Tue Jan 03 2023
COVID: Two main variants found in China detected in Malaysia - Health DG
Two main COVID-19 variants spreading rapidly in China, namely BA.5.2 and BF.7, that accounted for almost 80 per cent of the variants found in China currently, have been detected in Malaysia.
Mon Jan 02 2023
New Zealand PM warns of more COVID variants in 2022
Ardern's warning came as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the parliament building in the capital Wellington.
Tue Feb 08 2022
Delta overwhelming other Covid variants of concern: WHO
Delta has all but elbowed out the three other Covid-19 VOC, which now represent a tiny fraction of the samples being sequenced, WHO said.
Thu Sep 23 2021
In fight against COVID variants some firms target T cell jabs
Will the COVID-19 vaccines stay effective against virus variants spreading across the globe?
Mon May 10 2021
WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for COVID variants, over-65s
The experts also said the vaccine proved more effective when the interval between the doses was extended to between eight and 12 weeks.
Thu Feb 11 2021
UK begins door-to-door testing of 80,000 people as new COVID variants spread
To contain the new outbreaks, residents in eight areas of the country will now be tested whether or not they are showing symptoms.
Tue Feb 02 2021
US to escalate tracking of COVID variants as confirmed cases top 25 million
The CDC is stepping up efforts to track coronavirus mutations and keep vaccines and treatments effective against new variants.
Mon Jan 25 2021