Searched for
COVID INDIA MUTATION
Is RT-PCR enough for testing Omicron variant? Need a modified test for travellers, says InsacogRT-PCR is the current gold-standard of Covid-19 testing. However, the experts at Insacog suggested that a modified test should be done for ...30 Nov, 2021, 10.26 AM IST- No case of B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant reported in India so far: Official sourcesNewly identified COVID-19 variant --- B.1.1.529 --- is causing an increase in new COVID-19 infections in South Africa.26 Nov, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
- 'Delta on steroids': What scientists say about next Covid variantThe world is in a very "dangerous period" of the Covid-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuin...07 Aug, 2021, 12.39 AM IST
- P681R mutation in Delta key to severity, say new studiesThe P681R mutation, which is said to drive syncytium formation - fusing of infected lung cells - associated with severe forms of SARS-COV-2...21 Jul, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
- Covid Delta variant found in India may have mutated into a more dangerous drug-resistant Delta+According to Public Health England, 63 genomes of Delta (B.1.617.2) with the new K417N mutation had been identified so far.14 Jun, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
- COVID-appropriate behaviour, vaccination main shields against all mutants, future waves: ExpertsSeveral experts believe that a casual approach that followed the trough of the first wave could be a possible reason for the pandemic raisi...09 May, 2021, 12.23 PM IST
- ‘Existing vaccines effective against new coronavirus variant’The Gupta Lab under the Cambridge Institute has been studying the evolution of SARS CoV 2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in patients in r...03 May, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
- Asymptomatic patients transmitting virus like a wildfire in IndiaThe threat of double and now a triple-mutant Indian strain, along with the deadly UK variant, are believed to be behind the latest surge ac...24 Apr, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
- 'Covaxin, Covishield both work against Covid's UK strain'Both Covaxin and Covishield — the two vaccines against Covid in use in India — are effective against the UK variant, which is one of the tw...13 Apr, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
- Coronavirus: What makes India's double mutant COVID variant, B.1.617 so concerning?Is the double mutant virus, much like the Kent or Brazilian COVID variant, the sole reason for the rise in cases? Does it also bring forth ...12 Apr, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
- No proof COVID second wave due to virus variants, but it is possible: Virologist Shahid JameelVirologist Shahid Jameel, who has won the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, said the rollout of vaccines has caused a false sense of s...26 Mar, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
- Over 7K virus mutations reported, Covid-appropriate behaviour key to stop spread, say scientistsScientists also emphasised that these mutations do not translate to variants.24 Feb, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
- Covid strain that can ‘fool’ three antibodies found in Mumbai Metropolitan Region“This is one of three mutations (K417N, E484K and N501Y) seen in the South African lineage,” said Dr Nikhil Patkar, associate professor in ...10 Jan, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
- No major mutation observed in SARS-COV 2, no indication vaccine strategy would be hindered: StudySaumitra Das, the director of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, said the institutes started sequencing the virus from differen...18 Oct, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
- Pan-India COVID-19 genome studies suggest virus genetically stable, no major mutation: PMOThere had been concerns in some quarters that any major mutation detected in the novel coronavirus could hinder the development of an effec...17 Oct, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
- Mutation in virus may hamper vaccine progressA study published in a medical journal has revealed that SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, has undergone multiple mutations in its "spike ...02 Sep, 2020, 11.05 AM IST
- ICMR plans to study whether novel coronavirus strain in India changed formHowever, the study can begin once the lockdown is lifted since currently there are difficulties involved in transportation of samples from ...02 May, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
Load More
