Amid Maharashtra s worsening COVID-19 situation, virus variant with double mutation detected in state
The institutes working on a project under the NCDC have alerted the Union health ministry to label the variant with the double mutation as a likely variant of concern (VOC).
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A health worker sanitizes the baggage of passengers as a precaution against COVID-19 at a long distance train station in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
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NEW DELHI: Scientific institutes tasked with genome sequencing of the Covid-19 virus in the country have alerted the Centre on a virus variant with double mutation in Maharashtra, whose possible role in the surge in cases is being probed, this newspaper has gathered.
Covid-19 Cases: Maharashtra reported over 15,000 new Covid cases yesterday.
New Delhi:
Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second wave of Covid , the centre has said in a letter to the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, urging the state to focus on containment strategies. The letter, based on the assessment of a central team, notes the lack of Covid-appropriate behavior and tracking and testing of cases .
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Maharashtra Chief Secretary after the central team s visit last week. Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. There very limited active effort to track, test, isolate cases and quarantine contacts. There is no adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour among people both in rural and urban areas, Mr Bhushan says in sharp observations.
A Central team report has said that Maharashtra, which is witnessing a surge in the Covid-19 cases, is at the beginning of the second wave of coronavirus.
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