Coronavirus

Arcturus, New COVID Variant Has A Never Seen Before Symptom

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi:  The World Health Organisation (WHO) is keeping a close eye on the new subvariant of COVID, XBB.1.16, which is also called Arcturus. The cases linked to this new Covid subvariant are also rising in other countries such as the US, Australia and Singapore.

According to a report in the Times of India, COVID cases in kids aged under 12 have rapidly increased.

Arcturus is a subvariant combination of the other two subvariants of the Omircon variant. In late March, the WHO declared the virus a “variant under monitoring,” adding that it is the most transmissible variant of COVID-19 yet.
As per reports, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID technical lead from the WHO called the Covid variant “one to watch”. Dr Vipin M Vashishtha, a paediatrician and former head of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Immunisation took to Twitter to throw light on the variant and rising cases of COVID in the world. He also listed out symptoms of COVID’s new subvariant, Arcturus. According to the doctor, symptoms include high fever, cough and another symptom that was not s seen with the previous COVID variants – itchy conjunctivitis or pinkeye, the report added.
Richard Reithinger, an infectious disease epidemiologist at RTI International said that it was too e early to tell if the virus’ symptoms have shifted and whether conjunctivitis has previously been reported as a COVID symptom. The current rise in COVID cases is being driven by XBB.1.16, which is a sub-variant of Omicron.

According to several other reports, while Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be the dominant variant, most of the assigned variants have little or no significant transmissibility, disease severity or immune escape. The prevalence of XBB.1.16 increased from 21.6 per cent in February this year to 35.8 per cent in March.

 

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

2 Tribal Men Get Life Imprisonment For Gangraping Minor Girl In Odisha

Phulbani: Two tribal men were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Odisha's…

November 22, 2024

Atishi Or Kejriwal, Who Is The Better CM? Delhi’s Lt Gov Takes His Pick

New Delhi: It’s been just over two months since Atishi took oath as Delhi’s chief…

November 22, 2024

Dr Manita Tamang Of AIIMS Bhubaneswar Receives UC Chakroborty Award

Bhubaneswar: In a moment of pride for AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Dr Manita Tamang, a final-year Senior…

November 22, 2024

Amid Fresh Violence, 10,000 Additional Soldiers To Be Sent To Manipur

Imphal: In view of the surge in violence in troubled Manipur, the Central government will send…

November 22, 2024

Odisha Parba Kicks Off In Delhi In Presence Of President Murmu, Dharmendra Pradhan & CM Mohan Majhi

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The 7th edition of Odisha Parba got off to a colourful start in…

November 22, 2024

Nagarjuna Played Cupid In Naga Chaitanya, Sobhita Dhulipala’s Love Story; Know How

Mumbai: Celebrity couple Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala are set to walk down the aisle…

November 22, 2024

Coldplay Infinity Tickets Sold Out Within Seconds; Netizens Call It A ‘Scam’, Demand ‘Impartial Probe’

Mumbai: Ticket sales for the highly-anticipated Coldplay Infinity concerts across Indian cities kickstarted at 12…

November 22, 2024

When Quick Service Condom Delivery Left An Employee Red-Faced In Office!

New Delhi: As part of preparations for a trip to Nainital, a man ordered a pack…

November 22, 2024