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India Days after the World Health Organization (WHO) designated it a variant of concern or VOC, Canadian health authorities are now considering the B.1.617 mutation of Covid-19 in the same category.
The variant, which was first detected in India, was added to the Public Health Agency of Canada’s VOC list on Thursday.
In its Outbreak Update, the agency said that it was “following the variants of concern first identified in the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.617)”. It added, “Monitoring for genetic changes in the virus allows us to better understand the potential impact of the mutations.”
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India s dramatic surge in new cases and deaths.The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low adherence to public .
Religious, political gathering behind India’s COVID-19 resurgence: WHO
By IANS| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 13th May 2021 1:30 pm IST Seers taking a dip in River Ganges as a part of last royal bath. (PTI photo)
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India’s dramatic surge in new cases and deaths.
The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low adherence to public health and social measures were other factors for the resurgence of Coronavirus cases in India.
Potential contributing factors
“A recent risk assessment of the situation in India conducted by WHO found that resurgence and acceleration of COVID-19 transmission in India had several potential contributing factors, including increase in the proportion of cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants with potentially increased transmissibility; several religious and political mass gathering events which increased social mixi
Religious, political gatherings behind India s Covid resurgence: WHO
India on Thursday reported 3,62,727 new Covid cases and 4,120 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said
Thursday May 13, 2021 12:19 PM, IANS
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India s dramatic surge in new cases and deaths.
The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low adherence to public health and social measures were other factors for the resurgence of Coronavirus cases in India. A recent risk assessment of the situation in India conducted by WHO found that resurgence and acceleration of Covid-19 transmission in India had several potential contributing factors, including increase in the proportion of cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants with potentially increased transmissibility; several religious and political mass gathering events which increased social mixing, the global health agen