A coronavirus variant is spreading quickly in India, causing a massive surge in cases. Scientists are rushing to see if vaccines will be effective against this variant. So far, the news is hopeful.
Will COVID-19 Vaccines Still Work Against The Variant From India?
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Amit Sonawane, 35, an engineer at a district health office, gets his first vaccine dose in Palghar, India.
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The world has a new coronavirus mutant spreading from one continent to another and it looks like a tough one to stop.
The World Health Organization declared Monday the variant that emerged in India, known as B.1.617, is officially a variant of concern. There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of B.1.617, the WHO s Marie Van Kerkhove said Monday from Geneva. Last week, NPR published a story explaining why B.1.617 could be the fastest-spreading mutant on the planet.
YSRCP general secretary alleges Chandrababu Naidu spreading propaganda over new Covid strain ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 10:11 IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government advisor and YSRCP state general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Friday alleged that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has launched a malicious campaign against the state government and is spreading propaganda about a new Covid strain.
He said that the governments of Delhi and Odisha have already imposed restrictions on the travels of Telugu people because of Chandrababu s propaganda about a new variant.
Reddy claimed, Chandrababu is spreading false propaganda over the presence of N440K strain for his political gain only. I ask what Chandrababu wants to do for Andhra Pradesh by sitting in the neighbouring state of Telangana. It is not correct to create panic among the public. The state government is taking all measures to contain Corona.
Full Text | Indian Govt Failed to Act Even When Data Showed Rise in COVID Cases: Ashish Jha
Ashish Jha, professor and dean of Brown University School of Public Health, speaks to Karan Thapar on various aspects relating to India s handling of the pandemic, emergence of new variants, among others.
A patient with breathing problems is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the coronavirus disease pandemic, Ahmedabad, India, April 14, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
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Professor Ashish Jha, one of the world’s well-known public health experts, told The Wire that India’s decision to prematurely declare “victory” over the pandemic in February and letting the guard down have resulted in a massive surge in COVID-19 cases as the second wave of the pandemic ravages the country.
8 lions in Hyderabad zoo test positive for Covid, 1st such case in India
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Sources told TOI said that on April 29, the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) orally told NZP officials that the RT-PCR tests of these lions were positive.
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(This story originally appeared in on May 04, 2021)In perhaps the first such case in the country, eight Asiatic lions at the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) in Hyderabad have tested positive for Covid-19.
Sources told TOI said that on April 29, the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) orally told NZP officials that the RT-PCR tests of these lions were positive.