Dr Neeraj Gupta, a senior pulmonologist and additional medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital, however, stressed that vulnerable people such as the elderly and those having co-morbidities will still require similar precautions as needed for other infections such as influenza and pneumonia.
The English variant of the novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of Covid-19 compared to other strains, according to research published Tuesday that also confirmed its increased transmissibility.
UK News: The strain, known as B.1.1.7, was identified in Britain late last year and has become the most common strain in the United States. However, the resear
Ottawa County identifies B.1.1.7 COVID-19 case with no travel history
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. â The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant has been identified in Ottawa County, health officials announced Friday.
The confirmed case is younger than 20 years of age and had no known travel history.
âThe case is in isolation with close contacts identified,â said Dr. Heidel, medical director at the Ottawa County Department of Public Health. âAdditional measures take place when a variant is identified or even suspected, such as a strict 14-day quarantine and an extended contact tracing timeframe. With the case not having any travel history and the variant being highly transmissible, we are urging all people take extra precautions to avoid infection and furthering the spread of the virus.â
UK Covid Variant Has Significantly Higher Death Rate: Study UK Covid Variant Has Significantly Higher Death Rate: Study The B.1.1.7 variant was first detected in Britain in September 2020, and has since been found in more than 100 countries.
The UK variant has 23 mutations in its genetic code - a relatively high number of changes.
London:
A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30% and 100% more deadly than previous dominant variants, researchers said on Wednesday.
In a study that compared death rates among people in Britain infected with the new SARS-CoV-2 variant - known as B.1.1.7 - against those infected with other variants of the COVID-19-causing virus, scientists said the new variant s mortality rate was significantly higher .