According to Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Director of Medical Education, the World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring the RF.5 variant as part of its routine genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 ...

In Pune, the RF.5 Omicron sub-lineage has been identified in Covid cases, prompting increased genomic and wastewater ...

The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is spreading at an alarming rate. It could soon replace the delta variant, which at present dominates globally. However, little is known about whether currently ...

The Omicron RF.5 variant has been detected in Andhra Pradesh. Experts explain what is known about the new COVID-19 sub-lineage, its symptoms, transmission and whether it poses a greater health risk.

A fresh COVID-19 update has come from Andhra Pradesh, where the Omicron RF.5 variant has been detected in four people from Kadapa district. The patients had tested positive for COVID-19, following ...

Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav announced the detection of the Omicron RF.5 variant in four COVID-19 samples from Kadapa district, confirmed by genome sequencing in Pune. While the ...

BA.4.6, a subvariant of the omicron COVID variant which has been quickly gaining traction in the US, is now confirmed to be spreading in the UK. The latest briefing document on COVID variants from the ...

Mumbai: In light of rising concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and in a bid to prevent large gatherings, Mumbai has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrCP ...

A new Omicron sub-lineage has been detected in Andhra Pradesh, prompting increased surveillance. Health officials say there is no evidence so far that RF.5 causes more severe illness than earlier ...

Oil prices surged on Tuesday as investors now see little chance of Omicron disrupting the economic recovery from the pandemic ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra on Monday reported two new cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus – one from Latur and one from Pune, reported news agencies quoting the state health department. With ...

Aridis Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ: ARDS) fully human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in the AR-701 cocktail has been shown to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant. Both mAbs conferred complete ...