Two new omicron subvariants are gaining traction in the U.S., and the Midwest, according to recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..
The B.1.617 variant contains two key mutations to the outer spike portion of the virus.
The WHO has described it as a variant of interest .
New Delhi: India has recorded the world s sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen, and medicines.
Scientists are studying what led to an unexpected surge, and particularly whether a variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in India is to blame.
The variant, named B.1.617, has been reported in some 17 countries, rising global concern. Here are the basics:
WHAT IS THE INDIAN VARIANT?
Conjunctivitis, Upset Stomach: What Is New In India s Second Wave Of Mutated Covid-19
During the second Covid wave, it seems that the percentage of symptomatic cases is much more albeit most of these continue to be mild, says Dr Trupti Gilada, Consultant Physician in Infectious Disease, Masina Hospital. Outlook Eshita Bhargava 2021-04-15T07:21:37+05:30 Conjunctivitis, Upset Stomach: What Is New In India s Second Wave Of Mutated Covid-19 outlookindia.com 2021-04-15T07:24:37+05:30
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Like all other pandemics in the past, a second wave with the Covid-19 was an expected occurrence. But the first wave did give us very important lessons of preventing a second one. Since we did not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.