Double mutant strain detected in patients who tested COVID positive at Dibrugarh airport
Recent samples of passengers taken at the airport are positive for B.1.617 strain or the Indian double mutant (L452R and E484Q) strain of SARS-COV-2, minsiter Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
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An official uses thermal screening device on Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the wake of coronavirus pandemic on his arrival at Dibrugarh Airport. (Photo| PTI) By PTI
GUWAHATI: The double mutant strain has been detected in some passengers who tested COVID-19 positive at Assam s Dibrugarh airport, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
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