![]() These are modest changes and do not adequately explain the huge increase in cases.Ī more likely explanation is the impact of variants that are more transmissible than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. The central government has blamed the people for not following Covid-safe public health directives, but recent data shows mask use has only fallen by 10 percentage points, from a high of 71% in August 2020 to a low of 61% by the end of February.Īnd the mobility index increased by about 20 percentage points, although most sectors of the economy and activity had opened up. With more than 3,00,000 new Covid-19 cases a day and hospitals and crematoria facing collapse, Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called the situation in India “ beyond heartbreaking”. Caged birds and prison songs: In chorus, Stan Swamy and the Bhima Koregaon accused kept hope alive.‘Like bathing in the holy river, joining the BJP cleanses you of all sins’: Satirist Urvish Kothari.Fiction: A Sikh woman in Singapore finally comes out of her brother’s shadow to live her life.Watch: Cricketer Kane Williamson’s ‘first competitive game’ after injury was against his daughter.France riots: Why Hindu nationalists in India are backing the French far right.How Gujarati merchants helped Zambia attain independence.Enforcement Directorate cannot hold accused in custody for more than 24 hours, says Madras HC judge.Watch: Couple recreates Bollywood hit ‘Rimjhim Gire Sawan’ scene-by-scene on a rainy day in Mumbai.What the murders of two women say about the dangerous, ‘heart-broken’ young men of India.Why the Uniform Civil Code has few takers in the North East.In film about Ravish Kumar and TV news crisis, ‘an ode to idealism through extremely hard times’.Pune school principal assaulted allegedly by members of Hindutva group.Tags: coronavirus Covid-19 WHO Covid-19 double mutant virus double mutant virus emergence Follow Health News on abp LIVE for more latest stories and trending topics. India has already fast-tracked approval for foreign vaccines and these efforts are being undertaken to mitigate any risk if the shots seem less effective against this double mutation variant.Ĭalculate The Age Through Age Calculator Published at : 09:49 AM (IST) ![]() Immune escape is basically a pathogen’s ability to evade human bodies’ immunity response. India is testing whether the new variants, including the B.1.617, are capable of “immune escape or not," as per the report. It’s still not sure to predict in the absence of adequate data and research. If you go by the genome sequencing then the variant is behind this current surge in cases, although the government hasn’t confirmed it. However, it didn't establish the higher transmissibility of this variant yet.Īs of April 16, 408 sequences in the B.1.617 lineage have been detected of which 265 were found in India, the government report stated. The double mutation has been found in other countries including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Namibia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, and the US as per the statement from the government on April 16. In certain mutations the virus is weakened while others may make it stronger, enabling it to proliferate faster or cause more infections. ![]() It is a known fact that viruses mutate all the time, as part of evolutionary biology. The variant was first reported toward the end of last year by an Indian scientist and more details were presented before the WHO on Monday, according to Van Kerkhove. The new variant is termed B.1.617 and was initially detected in India with two mutations - the E484Q and L452R. The new strain raises more concerns because of its insidious nature and thereby hampering the containment efforts in India, despite tough measures being taken including the world’s largest lockdown last year. How Did The “Double Mutation" Variant Emerge? Kerkhove noted similarity with mutations that propels the transmission and also reduce neutralization, impacting the efficacy of the vaccines to curb them. She mentioned that two of these mutations, seen in other variants around the world, are concerning. “This is a variant of interest we are following," said Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO technical lead officer on Covid, as per the report.ĪLSO READ: Why Are People Testing Negative When They Have Covid Symptoms? Know All About The Desi Variant 'B.1.617' While the World Health Organization has called the variant of its interest. So far, more than 14.5 million Covid cases have been registered with more than 175,600 people succumbing to the disease. ![]()
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