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What is Omicron's XBB.1.5 Sub-variant? Should India be worried?
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
According to Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Co-chairman of the National IMA Covid task force, XBB.1.5 is an upgraded version of XBB, a recombinant sub-lineage of Omicron that was found a few months ago in multiple countries like Singapore and later in India.
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Keep a constant check on Covid-19, virus is mutating: Expert
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Covid surge has raised concerns as the coronavirus is "constantly mutating" and we cannot let the infection run "unchecked", Co-chairman of National Indian Medical Association Covid-19 task force Dr Rajeev Jayadevan.
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Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants of COVID-19 will not lead to surge in cases
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): After India witnessed cases of the sub-variants of Omicron, Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association's national task force on Tuesday said that these newly-detected sub-lineages will not cause a surge in infections but people still n
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Precaution dose not a substitute for other precautionary measures: Health
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): After the government announced extending the COVID-19 vaccination drive of precaution dose to all above the age of 18 years, a top health expert said that it does not serve as a substitute for other precautionary measures which are followed to curb the sp
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China perceived 'Zero Covid strategy' from beginning of COVID-19: Experts
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, the co-chairman of the National Indian Medical Association (IMA) Covid Task Force on Monday said that through multiple battles with different coronavirus variants, China has perceived a "Zero Covid strategy" from the beginning, which ha
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Omicron BA.2 will not cause another COVID-19 surge, says expert
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country.
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COVID-19: Omicron driven wave will turn to villages after metros, says exp
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): The Omicron variant driven wave of COVID-19 will now turn to small towns and villages in the coming few weeks after its transmission in metro cities as each time a wave follows this trend, said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan who is advising COVID-19 task force at
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No case of C.1.2 Covid variant in India so far, say govt sources
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The new COVID-19 variant C.1.2, which was first reported in South Africa, has not been found in India so far, government sources told ANI.
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COVID-19 test positivity rate going up in Kerala, virus spread beyond cont
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 25 (ANI): The coronavirus test positivity rate in Kerala is going up and the spread of the virus in the state is "beyond control", said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, Scientific Advisor, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Kerala on Monday.
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