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URL copied Indian strain of coronavirus spreads faster, but little evidence of it being more lethal: Experts The Indian strain of the coronavirus carries higher transmissibility similar to the UK variant, but there is little evidence so far of it being more lethal than the original virus, experts have said. The B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2, also being called a double mutant or the Indian strain , has been found prevalent largely in Maharashtra and Delhi that have been severely hit by a devastating second wave of the pandemic. In many cities in Maharashtra the worst-hit state in the country the B.1.617 variant was found in more than 50 per cent of samples on which genome sequencing was conducted, while the proportion of the UK variant was 28 per cent in the second week of March, Sujeet Singh, the Director of the National Centre for Disease Control, had said in a webinar on genome sequencing last week. ....
The Indian strain of the coronavirus carries higher transmissibility similar to the UK variant, but there is little evidence so far of it being more lethal than the original virus, experts have said. The B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2, also being called a double mutant or the Indian strain , has been found prevalent largely in Maharashtra and Delhi that have been severely hit by a devastating second wave of the pandemic. In many cities in Maharashtra the worst-hit state in the country the B.1.617 variant was found in more than 50 per cent of samples on which genome sequencing was conducted, while the proportion of the UK variant was 28 per cent in the second week of March, Sujeet Singh, the Director of the National Centre for Disease Control, had said in a webinar on genome sequencing last week. ....
Indian strain of coronavirus spreads faster, but little evidence of it being more lethal: Experts SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 27, 2021, 05:16 PM IST Share Synopsis The number of coronavirus cases has exploded in Delhi and Maharashtra over the last few weeks and crippled the healthcare sector. Several hospitals in Delhi have reported an acute shortage of medical oxygen and are scrambling to save the lives of patients. Agencies The third mutation P681R allows the virus to enter cells a little better. These are defining characteristics of the variant. The Indian strain of the coronavirus carries higher transmissibility similar to the UK variant, but there is little evidence so far of it being more lethal than the original virus, experts have said. The B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2, also being called a double mutant or the Indian strain , has been found prevalent largely in Maharashtra and Delhi that have been severely hit by a devastating seco ....
Kolkata: India is suffering from a spike in COVID-19 infections, with a daily surge in cases. Gulf News takes a closer look at the ‘whys’, ‘hows’ and ‘whats’ of a profound humanitarian crisis that is currently unfolding in the second-most populous nation in the world. How bad is the current situation in India? Just consider the following set of statistics: During the ‘first wave’, it took 15 days for the number of positive cases in India to go up from 200,000 to 300,000. In the ‘second wave’, the same figures were reached in just eight days. And, while it took 16 days for the number of positive cases to rise from 600,000 to 700,000 during the ‘first wave’, in case of the ‘second wave’, the same numbers have been reached in only three days! You read it right – three days! India’s active case-load stood at 16,960,172 on Sunday, with 192,311 deaths so far and 14,085,110 recoveries. ....
(Image source from: Oneindia.com) Coronavirus double and triple mutants are the same: Study:- The coronavirus created a shallow across the globe and the second, third variants made space after a vaccination for the deadly virus is discovered. The people are in left in panic with the ongoing speculations about the double and triple mutants of coronavirus. Keeping an end to the speculations, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics Director Soumitra Das said that the double and the triple mutants detected are the same and the available vaccines are effective on the virus. Soumitra Das spoke at a webinar on Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-19 . He said that the double and triple mutants are colloquial and they refer to the same: B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus. He called them overlapping terms and are used differently in various contexts. ....