new COVID-19 variant

Amid Omicron COVID-19 variant spreading like wildfire and leading to surge of infections across the globe, a new variant has been discovered in France, according to researchers. The variant, called B.1.640.2 and dubbed the IHU variant,…

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has expressed disappointment over United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of COVID-19 Omicron variant. “We were not very happy when six countries…

Scientists in South Africa have detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers. The number of daily infections in Africa’s hardest-hit country has increased tenfold since…