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July 11, 2022



The latest mutant has been spotted in several far-flung states in India and appears to be spreading faster than other variants there, said Lipi Thukral, a scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in New Delhi. It’s also been detected in about 10 other countries, including Australia, Germany, Britain and Canada



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For the first time since February, India's daily Covid tally has passed the 20,000-mark with 20,139 new infections.

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2 cases of new Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 found in SG

The emerging Omicron sub-variant was first detected in India in early May.
The BA.2.75 variant, nicknamed "Centaurus", has been detected in other countries like the United States, Britain, Australia, Germany and Canada.   Scientists have reportedly said the BA.2.75 variant may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection.


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Two imported Covid-19 cases here have been confirmed to be infected with a new Omicron sub-variant called BA.2.75, as at Thursday (July 14).

Both individuals had recently travelled to India and had immediately self-isolated after testing positive for Covid-19, said the Ministry of Health on Saturday.