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Cyprus detects two cases of B.1.617 variant of COVID-19Of the samples, 166 identified as the UK variant of the virus, while another two were the C.36 variant, which the Health Ministry says does...03 Jun, 2021, 09.41 AM IST- Insacog seeks more info on Covid variant in Tamil NaduIn most other states, the B.1.617 has clearly emerged as the predominant variant. But data from TN so far does not show ‘high activity’ for...01 Jun, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
- Insacog set to scan data as Vietnam reports a hybrid variantVietnam reports detection of a new SARS-COV-2 variant, which is a combination of B.1.617 (first detected in India) and B.1.117 (found first...30 May, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
- First case of B.1.617 COVID-19 variant found in PakistanThe sequencing results confirmed the detection of seven cases of B.1.351 [South African variant] and one case of B.1.617.2 [first identifie...29 May, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
- Bengaluru's total cases a cause of concernKarnataka’s capital had 206,390 active Covid-19 cases, the highest among cities. The active cases in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai put to...29 May, 2021, 07.47 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
- B.1.617 variant responsible for COVID surge in J&K: GMCGMC Jammu principal Shashi Sudhan Sharma said the microbiology department at GMC Jammu was also coordinating with National Centre for Disea...15 May, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
- Delhi’s immediate peak over but we must maintain reasonable precautions: Anurag AgarwalDirector of CSIR’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology and INSACOG Anurag Agarwal speaks to Anubhuti Vishnoi on the Sars-Cov-2 va...15 May, 2021, 11.06 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
- Using term 'Indian Variant' for B.1.617 strain has no basis, WHO has not done so: Health Ministry"Several media reports have covered the news of World Health Organisation (WHO) classifying B.1.617 as variant of global concern. Some of t...12 May, 2021, 06.44 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
- Rising Indian variant B.1.617 responsible for recent Covid surgeAn analysis by Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), which assessed more than 3,500 samples as on May 4, reveals that 1,877 samp...06 May, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
- Covishield, Covaxin effective against 'Indian strain' of coronavirus, study suggests"Initial positive neutralisation studies of B.1.617, with both post-Covaxin or Covishield sera, are correlatable with milder disease during...27 Apr, 2021, 09.53 PM 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
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