Is the DESI coronavirus variant behind India s Covid-19 boom?
Experts are examining the new double mutant variant of coronavirus to determine whether it is causing the ongoing surge in new Covid-19 cases.
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UPDATED: April 15, 2021 10:57 IST
Healthcare workers taking samples for Covid-19 testing at Delhi s Anand Vihar Bus Terminal on Wednesday (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Both Covaxin and Covishield have been tested against the UK variant
In Maharashtra, 61 per cent of the reported cases have the DESI mutant variant
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently reported that a new double mutant variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in India. The question that arises is whether this variant is causing the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.