New Covid strains and precautions to be taken
New Covid strains and precautions to be taken
Last Updated: Fri, Apr 16th, 2021, 00:33:46hrs
New Delhi: There is a widespread concern among the authorities and general public alike regarding the spurt in Covid-19 cases. Making the scenario worse is the perception that the spike is due to new strains of Covid-19 virus.
Two new strains of SARS-CoV-2, the Covid-19 causing virus have been detected in India. This was disclosed by the Union Health Ministry. These are N440K and E484K.
While making public this discovery, the government made it clear that it was not possible to link the spike in cases to the new variants.
Explainer: New Covid strains and precautions to be taken
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New Delhi, April 15: There is a widespread concern among the authorities and general public alike regarding the spurt in Covid-19 cases. Making the scenario worse is the perception that the spike is due to new strains of Covid-19 virus.
Two new strains of SARS-CoV-2, the Covid-19 causing virus have been detected in India. This was disclosed by the Union Health Ministry. These are N440K and E484K.
While making public this discovery, the government made it clear that it was not possible to link the spike in cases to the new variants.
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New Delhi: It s been more than a year since the deadly coronavirus wreaked havoc in our country, and even after several efforts to contain the spread of it, the second wave of the virus is currently spreading like wildfire in the nation.
While we all know the most common symptoms for COVID are dry cough, fever, loss of taste, and smell there are new symptoms that patients are now witnessing with new variants of the virus coming up.
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A police officer informs people about the shortage of Covid-19 vaccine supplies at the gate of a vaccination centre, in Mumbai - REUTERS
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