23 May 2021, 10:05 pm
India has clarified that there are no "India variants" of COVID-19. It wants social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to remove or censor posts that pertain to false claims. While it is true that India has been hit with one of the most grievous cases of COVID-19 in this pandemic, it would like to correct claims of a new strain.
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NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 23: Patients who are tested positive of the Covid-19 coronavirus take rest inside a isolation / Covid care center set up by a Charitable institute with the support from the Delhi Government in the wake of rising cases of the Covid contagion on May 23, 2021 in New Delhi, India. India's prolonged and devastating wave of Covid-19 infections has gripped cities and overwhelmed urban health resources, but it has also reached deep into rural India, where the true extent of devastation may never be known because of the lack of widespread testing or reliable data.
May 17, 2021 THE Department of Health (DOH) is still closely monitoring four of the 12 individuals who tested positive for the B.1.617 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variant that was first detected in India.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said one of the four has been intubated, while three others continue to rely on oxygen support.
"Titingnan natin 'yung course ng sakit nila kung kompara sa other variants ay mas mahaba at mas nagwo-worsen," she said in a virtual press conference.
She said the B.1.617 variant cases are being retested Monday, May 17, to check if they still have the virus.
The DOH earlier said two seafarers who contracted the coronavirus have recovered and already went back home. They were included in the 12 individuals infected with the Indian variant.