நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் வாழ்க்கை அறிவியல் இல் புவனேஸ்வர் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Covid-19: In-host mutations in coronavirus reflecting in variants, says study
telegraphindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraphindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In-host mutations in COVID-19 virus reflecting in variants, finds study
indiatvnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatvnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Covid-19 Virus Mutations In The Host Are Reflected In Variants: Study
outlookindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from outlookindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Representative Image
RANCHI: Eight RT-PCR testing facilities of Jharkhand have been asked to send 300 samples of Covid-19 patients to Institute of Life Sciences in Bhubaneswar every month for genome sequencing.
The directive was issued by state health secretary Arun Kumar Singh, days after genome sequencing of 364 samples collected between January and March this year showed the prevalence of five different Covid variants in Jharkhand.
The secretary also pulled up the management of these testing facilities for failing to send the adequate numbers of samples to the laboratory regularly.
The facilities include Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, the TB sanatorium in Itki, Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur and the state-run medical colleges in Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Dumka, Palamu and Hazaribag.
Ranchi: At least 33% of the samples collected from Jharkhand and sent for genome sequencing by Institute of Life Sciences in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, have showed the presence of the UK and the double mutant strains of the coronavirus. The samples were sent from Ranchi and East Singhbhum, the two districts which continue to report the highest number of Covid cases during the second wave.
The UK strain is identified as B 1.1.7 while the double mutant is identified as B 1.617. While the UK strain of the virus was first found in European countries, the double mutant variant of the Covid-19 virus first emerged in India and has spread to other countries like the USA, Germany and UK.