Delta variant 50% more infectious than Alpha, shows study
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Synopsis India has so far recorded the highest number of infections linked to Delta which has been now found in almost 50 countries.
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The first Indian study on Delta, the B.1.617.2 variant of Sars-Cov-2 virus, by the National Centre for Disease Control and Insacog, is likely to say that it transmits 40-50% faster than B.1.117, now named Alpha. The study to be released in a few days is also likely to say that Delta is not specifically linked to severity or mortality, ET has gathered.
While studies from the UK, where too Delta is spreading, have already indicated much faster transmission, India has not released any official data or study on the same. India has so far recorded the highest number of infections linked to Delta which has been now found in almost 50 countries.
The present weather conditions are likely to bring showers in various parts of the state, with varied intensity. The trough (a type of low-pressure area) from cyclonic circulation over east-central Arabian Sea and neighbourhood to north Konkan has become less marked, the IMD said
According to the IMD s regional forecast, widespread rains will lash Mumbai and the entire coast of Maharashtra till Saturda (Photo for representative purpose only)
MUMBAI: Several parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, are expected to receive pre-monsoon showers of varied intensity in the next 48 hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday.
According to the IMD s regional forecast, widespread rains will lash Mumbai and the entire coast of Maharashtra till Saturday. The present weather conditions are likely to bring showers in various parts of the state, with varied intensity. The trough (a type of low-pressure area) from cyclonic circulation over east-central Arabian Sea and neighbourhood to north Konkan has become less marked, the IMD said.