Is a new variant driving Indiaâs coronavirus catastrophe?
Indiaâs crisis has been driven by many factors, including low vaccination rate and hospital capacity, and the political tolerance of big religious gatherings.
Clive Cookson and Anna Gross
Apr 27, 2021 â 4.21pm
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The bewildering speed with which the coronavirus has overwhelmed Indiaâs health systems has sparked global alarm over the viral variant that emerged in the subcontinent.
The B. 1.617 variant has been blamed by some for the surge in infections in India, which recorded more than 350,000 confirmed cases on Monday alone, a world record for one country in a single day. Health experts believe the true figure was likely to be much higher.
Relatives of 67-year-old Covid victim attacked medics in Delhi today as anger at virus response grows
Last week, another medic was beaten in Pune by relatives of a 65-year-old patient that he couldn t save
Attack comes as India s health system collapses under the weight of the world s worst second wave of Covid
Medics in neighbouring Pakistan are now warning they could be next as military is deployed to help enforce new mask wearing rules and strict 6pm curfew
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B.1.617 strain blamed for the raging second wave killing nearly 3,000 Indians a day and infecting 350,000
Doctors in India claimed variant is far more infectious and probably far more deadly than previous strains
But experts say perfect storm of complacency, lack of social distancing and combination of strains to blame
Is the Kent Covid variant fuelling India s explosion in infections? Cases of mutant strain in Kerala region have risen 10-FOLD in a month and now make up a THIRD of all samples… and it is linked to 90% of positives in northern states
Kent Covid variant already dominant in the UK and US and it is in 130 countries
Indian reports show it accounts for surging proportion of infections there
It is known to be faster-spreading than other strains of the virus
Not much is known about the Indian variant but it doesn t appear to be worse
India is in a state of crisis with hospitals overwhelmed and thousands dying
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