INSACOG says of all samples tested across 27 states, 3,523 were variants of concerns and variants under investigation. Of these, 1,877 were UK variant & 1,527 were Indian variant.
India has seen emergence of at least two unique mutations of SARS-CoV-2, but there are other infectious variants around the world that could be a factor too.
According to two studies published in The Lancet, the B.1.1.7 variant causes higher viral load in patients but does not lead to heightened risk of developing long Covid.
Hoshiarpur & Jalandhar recorded 14 deaths each on 26 March and 9 each on 31 March. Authorities & doctors say Covid is spreading to rural areas and patients in their 40s, some even without comorbidities.
Amarinder Singh urged PM Modi to widen the vaccination ambit to cover those younger than 60 as the mutant has been found to be infecting young people more.
In a tweet on Saturday, the Indian Council of Medical Research claimed that no other country has yet reported successful isolation and culture of the UK-variant of SARS-CoV-2.
According to SOPs issued by Health Ministry on Saturday, passengers arriving from UK will also have to bring a Covid negative report from a test done 72 hours prior to the journey.
India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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