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‘The surge in Covid cases in the last two months in some states shows a correlation with the rise in the B.1.617 lineage of SARS CoV-2,’ the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) said.

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Exams: Let candidates decide for themselves Premium Read Full Story It was an easy call for the government to cancel this year’s class 10 exams in view of covid, but board exams designed to test scholastic aptitude for higher studies are a different ball-game because of the high stakes involved. At a meeting held on Sunday of central and state education ministers and officials, most states were reportedly in favour of holding these school-leaving exams soon and they expressed support for a Ce...

While the incidence of the UK variant seemed to be declining, the double mutant variant B.1.617 - found in Maharashtra - could be a cause of the current surge seen over the last one and half months, said Sujeet Singh, director, National Centre for Disease Control.

B.1.617 is fast replacing N440K, including in Kerala, say scientists. (Representational) New Delhi: The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, also known as the double mutant, is fast replacing the N440K variant in south India, scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said on Tuesday. Former CCMB director Rakesh Mishra said the double mutant is now a dominant variant in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and now Telangana. After an exhaustive analysis of 5,000 variants earlier th...

In a tweet on Sunday (May 2), it said the B.1.617 strain was detected in the country. “The mutation has been detected from an analysis through whole genome sequencing (WGS) after screening was conducted at the main international entry point of the country, ” it said. The tweet was accompanied by a link to a Berita Harian news article, which reported that the matter was confirmed by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “We have detected the first case of the Indian variant, the double...

Tripura government sounds alert after three strains of COVID-19 are found in the state SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 05:37 PM IST Share Synopsis Immediately after the receipt of the test results of outsiders by the state government, Tripura health secretary J K Sinha held a virtual meeting on Thursday with district magistrates, superintendent of police and the chief medical Officers of all the eight districts and asked them to take all precautions and strictly maintain the COVID-19 norms...

URL copied Representative image With surging COVID 19 cases, it has become of utmost importance to keep yourself indoors and safe. Patients with existing conditions like diabetes and hypertension should be more careful and must keep in mind certain things to order to have a healthy life. As per the health experts, the coronavirus attacks the lungs in the most harmful ways. Also, amid reports of shortage of oxygen in the hospitals during the second wave of Covid across the country, ...

India reports 3.14 lakh new Covid cases, highest-ever daily spike India reported 3,14,835 Covid-19 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic early last year, taking the overall infection tally to 1,59,30,965 on Thursday, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.   Apr 22, 2021 10:27 AM (IST) Posted by Vaishali Jain Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family shared the results of ...

This development comes amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic being witnessed across the country