XE Variant

Covid-19 LIVE Updates | Coronavirus Cases Outbreak In India: India Reports 6,155 Fresh Infections, Active Cases Cross 31K Mark

Amid the surging coronavirus infection across the country, India reported over 6,155 fresh Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours.

Apr 07, 2023, 15:23 PM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave: One confirmed case of XE variant detected in India, says INSACOG

In its latest bulletin, INSACOG said that so far there are no reports of XE clusters across India.

May 03, 2022, 16:46 PM IST

Fourth wave scare: Karnataka Health Minister says Covid-19 wave will start in June-July, last till Sept

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday quoting predictive studies said that the fourth wave of the Covid-19 will begin in June-July and will last till September. 

Apr 14, 2022, 09:44 AM IST

Voluntary use of masks must be promoted, say health experts as XE variant stokes fourth wave fears

According to the WHO, the XE variant is a combination or recombinant of both sub-variants -- BA.1 and BA.2 -- of Omicron. 

Apr 12, 2022, 14:52 PM IST

'Take all Covid-19 vaccine doses': Karnataka Health Minister urges people amid XE variant fear

"Please ensure that all your vaccination doses are completed at the earliest," urged Sudhakar after a meeting with the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) amid a rise in cases of the XE variant Covid-19 in some foreign countries.

Apr 12, 2022, 07:16 AM IST

Covid-19 fourth wave: Pandemic far from over, next variant not a question of 'if' but 'when', warns UN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cautioned that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over. "We're seeing 1.5 million new cases each day. Large outbreaks are spreading in Asia. A new wave is sweeping across Europe," Guterres said.

Apr 09, 2022, 07:53 AM IST

Fourth wave of Covid-19: 5 things about new XE variant you must know

The scare of the fourth wave of Covid-19 has peaked in India once again amid reports that the new XE variant has reached the country.

Apr 07, 2022, 11:22 AM IST

India's first XE variant in Maharashtra: Health dept yet to confirm, says minister Rajesh Tope

"As per info, the XE variant is 10% more infectious than the Omicron variant, which is like flu. We'll talk more about it in detail after getting a report; haven't received a confirmatory report from the Centre or NIB, so Maharashtra's health dept doesn't confirm it," Rajesh Tope said

Apr 07, 2022, 10:48 AM IST

India's 1st case of Omicron's XE variant detected in Mumbai

India's first case of  Omicron's XE variant has been detected in Mumbai, civic body BMC said today.

Apr 06, 2022, 18:00 PM IST