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Delta variant of SARS-CoV2 drove surge in the COVID-19 cases in last 2 monthsAccording to INSACOG, the B.1.1.7 lineage of the virus, which was first identified in the United Kingdom is declining in proportion across ...- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- CDC ramps up research on highly contagious variant from IndiaWhile U.S. cases attributed to the B.1.617 variant currently sit below 1%, the growth rate remains unclear due to the small sample size. Me...
- 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...
- 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...
- Covaxin demonstrates protection against new Covid-19 variantsA study published by Clinical Infectious Diseases found that vaccination with Covaxin produced neutralising titres against all key emerging...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- COVID-19 Indian variant spreads to neighbouring countries; detected in Lanka, BangladeshThe B.1.617.2, classified as a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) on April 28, is now known as VOC-21APR-02 after it was found to be at leas...
- 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...
- 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...
- N440K variant fades as B1617 picks up, say scientists on COVID-19 second waveSome variants are more infectious than the others, but it can't be specified if a particular one is more dangerous.
- 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...
- 'Indian strain' of coronavirus spreads faster, but little evidence of it being more lethal: ExpertsThe number of coronavirus cases has exploded in Delhi and Maharashtra over the last few weeks and crippled the healthcare sector. Several h...
- Britain variant could be behind current COVID-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chiefThe UK variant was found in 28 per cent of samples in the second week of March. In the last week of the month, 50 per cent of samples had t...
- Is Indian Covid variant behind second wave that started from Vidarbha?International researchers believe this variant is typically of Indian origin. As a result, researchers and media houses from across the glo...
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