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WHO has declared "Variant of Global concern" over the variant of coronavirus that originated in India, The new variant has spread over 44 countries and also said to be reducing effect of covid treatment

Date Time Statement on seventh meeting of International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding coronavirus disease pandemic The seventh meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took place on Thursday, 15 April 2021 from 12:00 to 16:30 Geneva time (CEST). Proceedings of the meeting Members and Advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by videoconfe...

Statement on the seventh meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic Format Proceedings of the meeting Members and Advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by videoconference. The Director-General welcomed the Committee, expressed concern over the continued rise in cases and deaths, and the need to scale up the global vaccination efforts. He thanked the committee for their continued support and advice....

Statement on the sixth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic Statement on the sixth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic 15 January 2021 Reading time: The sixth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the ...

As health authorities around the world start administering the first COVID-19 shots, a “new strain” of the SARS-CoV-2 has emerged. It has been dubbed as "more infectious", according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The British media described the new variant of SARS-CoV-2, first detected in Kent in September, as one that “appears to spread more quickly”. This has sparked fears that COVID-19 cases may spike, further accelerating the pandemic. Now, theres a need for more clarity --...

In the next few weeks, as laboratory work progresses , South Africans should get a clearer picture of its new Covid-19 variant, says Professor Tulio de Oliveira, director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP). KRISP coordinates the genetic research into the virus in South Africa. He warns that the new variant – called 501.V2 – is now clearly driving the surge in cases in South Africa, which is threatening to engulf its healthcare infrastructure. Over t...

SAs Covid variant: How much more contagious it may be, and what it could mean for vaccines  Dec 28, 2020, 02:45 PM facebook An illustration of Covid-19. (Getty) SAs new Covid-19 variant is still being analysed, but one of SAs top genetic scientists expects it to be between 40% to 70% more transmissible.   Some of its unique mutations could also force vaccine producers to update their jabs.  Scientists now think variants could originate in people with very weak i...

WARNING: Andy Slattery A SENIOR police officer has urged people to comply with Covid restrictions over Christmas but said authorities would not ‘knocking on doors’ to enforce the rules. Cumbria’s Assistant Chief Constable Andy Slattery stressed the importance of following the rules in the face of the new, more infectious strain of coronavirus. Under the latest restrictions, people in Cumbria will be allowed to join a bubble of up to three households on Christmas Day. Existing Tie...

Disease outbreak news: SARS-CoV-2 Variant – United Kingdom (21 December 2020) Format On 14 December 2020, authorities of the United Kingdom (UK) reported to WHO that a new SARS-CoV-2 variant was identified through viral genomic sequencing. This variant is referred to as SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01 (Variant Under Investigation, year 2020, month 12, variant 01). Initial analysis indicates that the variant may spread more readily between people. Investigations are ongoing to determine if this varia...

Prof. Ravindra Gupta of Cambridge University, one of the top scientists working on the worrying new mutant strain of the coronavirus, has said: “This virus is potentially on a pathway for vaccine escape, it has taken the first couple of steps towards that.” The BBC, to whom Gupta gave an interview, explained: “Vaccine escape happens when the virus changes so it dodges the full effect of the vaccine and continues to infect people. This may be the most concerning element of what is happenin...