The current wave is more severe, especially in terms of the ferocity of the rise. I see a few factors for this — first, public laxity has been greater than expected and non-compliance with Covid-appropriate behaviour.
Super spreader events in Punjab amplified the infectious mutant strain, say experts
The UK variant of the coronavirus, marked by increased infectivity, is distinctly more prevalent in several northern and central Indian States when compared to the southern ones, a perusal of genome sequencing data from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows. Two scientists from Central government labs that analyse national genome sample data told
The Hindu that large gatherings in Punjab have significantly amplified transmission of the variant in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana.
“Punjab has a very unique trajectory in the rise of the B.1.1.7. There were at least four major clusters (super spreader events) marriages, farmer protests from February 1 to February 28 , that are responsible for large spikes. By March, Delhi was warned about a possible 15,000 critical cases,” Dr. Sujeet Singh, Director, NCDC told
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Tardy hunt for UK variant of virus
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Centre not actively looking for community spread of strain, says scientists
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Centre not actively looking for community spread of strain, says scientists
Though the Union Health Ministry has confirmed the presence of 96 instances of the ‘UK variant’ a form of the Sars-Cov2 associated with high infections in India, it is yet to significantly begin looking for the variant in those without such history. So far these variants have only been identified in those with international travel history after November.