While the incidence of the UK variant seemed to be declining, the double mutant variant B.1.617 - found in Maharashtra - could be a cause of the current surge seen over the last one and half months, said Sujeet Singh, director, National Centre for Disease Control.
Fact Check: Is Amit Shah Right to Say Elections Canât be Blamed for COVID Spike?
Shah s argument is problematic because it implies that it is okay to organise large, crowded events at a time when India s case load could make the country the world s Vishwaguru of COVID-19 infections.
Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah during a road show for party candidates in Islampur, April 13, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@AmitShah/PTI
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Bengaluru/New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah has said we shouldn’t blame the elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry for the spike in COVID-19 cases there.