Is it necessary to worry about the new strain of coronavirus?

The strain is more contagious and the infection and mortality rate are likely to increase as more people get infected.

Is the Omicron variant still around?

Researchers suggest the Omicron to be gone by now and is replaced by sub-variants.

Does the Omicron variant spread faster than the older coronavirus variants?

Yes, the variant is found to spread faster than the preexisting variants and it spreads by air.

What is the Lambda variant of Covid-19?

First detected in the year 2020, the Lambda variant of Covid is found to be a bit resistant to vaccines. It has been classified as a “variant of interest” by the WHO.

What is the MU variant of Covid-19?

The WHO has categorised the MU variant as a variant of interest after it was first detected in Columbia in 2021.

A Comprehensive List of New COVID Variants

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COVID Variants	Symptoms	Month of Occurrence
Alpha (B.1.1.7)	Cough, chills, headaches, loss of appetite, muscle aches sore throat, myalgia, and fatigue	Dec-20
Beta (B.1.351)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Dec-20
Gamma(P.1)	Abdominal pain, body aches, diarrhea, fever, runny nose, nausea, or vomiting	Jan-21
Delta (B.1.617.2)	Fever, headache, cough, shortness of breath, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, and runny nose	Dec-20
Omicron (B.1.1.529)	Fever, runny nose, fatigue, headache, sneezing, persistent cough, sore throat, chills, or shivers	Nov-21
Epsilon (B.1.427 and B.1.429)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Jun-20
Zeta (P.2)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Apr-20
Eta( B.1.525)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Nov-20
Theta (P.3)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Feb-21
Iota (B.1.526)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Nov-20
Kappa(B.1.617.1)	Rashes, cough, runny nose, fever, sore eyes	Dec-21
Lambda(C.37)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Jun-21
Mu (B.1.621)	Fever or chills, breathing, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath or difficulty	Aug-21

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