Wednesday, June 7, 2023

XBB.1.16

XBB.1.16 is now a Covid ‘variant of interest’: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 to a Covid-19 “variant of interest” (VOI) due to its “sustained increase” and “growth advantage” reported from several countries.XBB.1.16 is a descendent lineage of XBB, a recombinant of two...

Covid symptoms changed again amid XBB.1.16 surge

India is witnessing a sudden rise in new COVID cases triggered by a new variant XBB.1.16, which is also known as Arcturus. Apart from a rapid rise in cases, experts have pointed out that they are also noticing new...