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Coronavirus cases are seeing a sharp surge lately. Over two lakh cases have been reported in a single day spike. however researchers estimate that the faster the COVID 19 wave is rising it may fall at the same rate.

Experts say more than the new coronavirus variant(s), faulty swab sample collection by untrained staff and wrong timing of testing are likely to be the main reasons.

April 16, 2021 × Genome sequencing data shared by Indian Genomic Consortium multiple times with States from March 26 onwards The RT-PCR tests used in India do not miss the UK, Brazil, South Africa or the Double Mutant variants of the Covid-19 virus as they target more than two genes, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Sensitivity and specificity of the RT-PCR tests remain the same as earlier, it added. The detection of these mutations does not change the management strategy, which is to test...

RTPCR tests did not miss U.K., Brazil, South Africa and Double Mutant variants: Ministry

What is double mutant virus strain and should you be worried? What is the double mutant virus strain and should you be worried about it? Doctors working at renowned healthcare facilities answer such queries in a pannel conducted by India TV. Apr 15, 2021 5:22 PM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja Taking a cue from the Spanish flu pandemic, Dr Padma Srivastava of AIIMS doctor explains that there were three waves of the deadly virus, the second one bei...

URL copied Representative image In the last 24 hours, the country saw the largest spike in coronavirus cases with over 2 lakh new reported cases. Vaccination in India is also taking place at a fast pace. Amidst all this, a new mutant of the virus has become everyones concern. The new variant of Covid called the double mutant virus has raised many queries. Variants of this mutation have been found in about 5 states of the country. What is the double mutant virus strain and should...

Pitfalls of vaccine nationalism Workers unload a pickup van that carries Oxford-Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccines which arrived from India as a gift to Bangladesh, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 21, 2021. Photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world literally to a standstill, with infections in the millions and deaths of more than 1.8 million people. But then, another one million died in the next three months. The number of Covid-19 deaths now stands at 2,88...

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Dont like to read? The COVID-19 virus has been running rampant around the world for over a year now. On March 24, 2021, scientists discovered a “double mutant” variant in India. Shortly afterward, scientists at the Stanford lab in California identified the new double variant in the United States. The patient with the “double mutant” strain is from the San Francisco Bay Area. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been tracking the various strains of the virus. Tw...

‘Double mutant’ COVID strain discovered in California Doctors worry about new double mutant strain of COVID-19 By Sabrina Wilson | April 5, 2021 at 6:25 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 11:52 AM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Variants of the novel coronavirus are teaming up, so to speak. A so-called “double mutant” is making headlines. Dr. Bob Garry is a Tulane University virologist and microbiologist who reacted to the two mutations found in one virus. “This one has two mutation...