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WHO narrows in on Delta Covid variantThe UN health agency last month declared the entire strain a "variant of concern", or VOC, but on Tuesday, it said only one of the sub-line...02 Jun, 2021, 03.52 PM IST- WHO says only one strain of COVID Delta variant 'of concern'The B.1.617 variant of the virus, which has in part been blamed for India's explosive outbreak, has been dubbed a triple mutant variant sin...02 Jun, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
- B.1.617 variant found in at least 53 territories: WHOAdditionally, the WHO has received information from unofficial sources that the B.1.617 variant has been found in seven other territories, ...26 May, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
- B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 has sub-lineages; B.1.617.2 more infectious: ExpertExplaining about the sub-lineage, Rakesh Mishra, former Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology said, “B.1.617 was the mu...21 May, 2021, 08.27 PM IST
- Insacog data too confirm rise of B.1.617 across statesOf 21,836 total samples sequenced from across states, Insacog found 6,706 variants of concern so far. The bulk of these — 4,241 of 6,706 sa...20 May, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
- Emerging variants: Subtype B.1.617.2 was found in 1% of tests in January, 77% in AprilData suggests that B.1.617.2 has a 15% growth rate faster than even B.1.1.117 (the UK Kent variant). The Kent variant was predominant in th...14 May, 2021, 07.10 AM IST
- B.1.617 can evade antibodies, vaccination reduces severity: StudiesThe study cites data from an unnamed Delhi hospital where 33 health workers were infected by B.1.617 despite receiving Covishield doses.13 May, 2021, 07.17 AM IST
- Religious and political events among factors that accelerated COVID-19 transmission in India: WHOThe WHO, in its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, published Wednesday, said that viruses in the B.1.617 lineage were first reported i...12 May, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
- WHO says Covid-19 variant B.1.617 first found in India detected in 44 countries"As of May 11, over 4,500 sequences have been uploaded to GISAID and assigned to B.1.617 from 44 countries in all six WHO regions," the glo...12 May, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
- WHO classifies B.1.617 variant as being of global concern"We classify it as a variant of concern at a global level," Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19, told a briefing. "There is ...12 May, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
- India, UK variants equally transmissible, finds studyApart from the UK, the sub-lineage B.1.617.2 is prevalent in Maharashtra and other parts of India. Its presence, however, is yet to be esta...09 May, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
- The SARS-COV-2 variants at play: All you need to knowAny changes in the viral genetic sequence during replication is known as a mutation and viruses with new mutations are sometimes known as v...09 May, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
- New 'very infectious' COVID strain spreading fast among younger age group, says AP govt"The major strains identified from the samples of south India (AP, Karnataka, Telangana), from the positives of the April month data, are B...06 May, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
- Double mutant infecting more than UK variant nowWhile the incidence of the UK variant seemed to be declining, the double mutant variant B.1.617 - found in Maharashtra - could be a cause o...06 May, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
- Hyderabad scientists: ‘Double mutant’ virus split 3-wayCity scientists, who studied these new sub-lineages or mutants, however, say that more research is required to find out if they are more po...26 Apr, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
- Covid-19: Of 15,000 virus sequences, 11% comprise of UK, SA and Brazil variants; UK strain dominant in IndiaLast year at the time when the virus broke its loose pan-India, Maharashtra was hit badly with most reported cases of which almost close to...25 Apr, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
- Why a new lineage or the 'Bengal strain' is troubling news“The proportion of B.1.618 has been growing significantly in recent months in Bengal,” said Vinod Scaria, who researches genome mutations a...22 Apr, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
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