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‎Indonesia issues Covid-19 warning over surge in cases in Asia

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‎There has been a rise in Covid-19 cases in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong as health officials warn about new strains emerging.

The dominant Covid-19 variants were XEC and JN.1 in Thailand, LF.7 and NB.1.8 in Singapore, JN.1 in Hong Kong, and XEC in Malaysia.

However, the infection transmission and the death rate are still relatively low.

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‎#COVID19 #Singapore #Thailand #HongKong #indonesia #Asia #SoutheastAsia #JN1 #LF7 #NB18 #XEC #Omicron #SARSCoV2

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‎https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3312774/indonesia-issues-covid-19-warning-over-surge-cases-asia

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कोविड-19 केस: भारत में 1,010 सक्रिय मामले, क्या फिर से मास्क पहनना शुरू करें? #News

कोविड-19 केस: भारत में 1,010 सक्रिय मामले, क्या फिर से मास्क पहनना शुरू करें?

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China’s COVID-19 Surge Raises Odds Of New Mutant Coronavirus Variant

The country has seen an explosion of COVID-19 cases since largely abandoning its "zero COVID" policy.

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COVID: what we know about new omicron variant BF.7

Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster Since the COVID variant omicron emerged in late 2021, it has rapidly evolved into multiple subvariants. One subvariant, BF.7, has recently been identified as the main variant spreading in Beijing, and is contributing to a wider surge of COVID infections in China. But what is this new variant, and should we be worried? Although…

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Omicron subvariants reflect a ‘viral evolution on steroids’

An omicron subvariant is once again demonstrating immune-dodging abilities, posing a threat to both vaccinated and previously infected individuals.

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Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?

Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait.

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[thoughtlessarse]

Ireland and Europe at risk of new Covid surge as two new variants of concern declared

Ireland and the rest of Europe is at risk of a significant increase in Covid-19 in the coming weeks after new off-shoots of Omicron were dec

Ireland and the rest of Europe is at risk of a significant increase in Covid-19 in the coming weeks after new off-shoots of Omicron were declared variants of concern today.

The new variants of concern are BA.4 and BA.5, which were first detected in South Africa in January and February of this year. They have led to another surge in infection.

They have become the dominant variants there, the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) said.

BA.2 is still dominant in Ireland and cases are falling. Hospitals which faced major disruption for months are now trying to increase non-Covid care and tackle waiting lists.

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