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Scientists in Chile are investigating a possible mutation of the novel coronavirus in southern Patagonia, a far-flung region near the tip of the South American continent that has seen an unusually ...

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from the Pasteur Institute and the University of Lorraine, France, have uncovered ...

A new Covid variant called XFG and nicknamed “Stratus” has become dominant in the UK, as the virus continues to mutate and ...

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A NEW strain of Covid has been circulating in the UK in recent weeks, accounting for a high proportion of cases in England.

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One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful ...

A new Covid variant called XFG and nicknamed "Stratus" has become dominant in the UK, as the virus continues to mutate and change over time. Experts are closely monitoring all mutations ahead of the ...

A new strain of Covid, with a unique symptom, is circulating in the UK, accounting for a high proportion of cases in England. The new strain, called Stratus, has two variants, XFG and XFG.3, with some ...

With those latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disease index, visual artist Sally Coler, 87, of Sarasota, keeps waiting for a particular community bulletin. It alerts ...

IT’S been five years since the Covid pandemic first made waves, but the virus hasn’t gone away, with new strains cropping up ...