Covid resurgence in Brazil and what experts in India say Saikiran Kannan
More than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic first originated, most countries have managed to put the worst behind them to embark on the recovery path, both case-wise as well as economically, thanks to some aggressive policies and the arrival of vaccines. Unfortunately, Brazil is not on this list.
The nation having a population of around 212 million is facing its worst Covid wave ever since the virus first hit the country last year. Brazil is seeing more Covid deaths and cases than ever before and hence its hospitals are filled to the brim and overflowing.
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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra health department on Friday clarified that no foreign variant of the novel coronavirus has so far been found in the emerging Covid hotspots of Amravati and Yavatmal in the state.
A detailed report with a second round of genome sequencing is likely next week, said state officials. The state government has started a special surveillance in which random Covid-19 positive samples are sent for genomic sequencing to ascertain the mutations and variants in circulation in various areas.
“The number of coronavirus patients has been on the rise since last week in some districts of the states like Amravati, Yavatmal, Satara and Pune. Every effort is being made to find out the reasons for this increase,” said a statement released by the public health department. The study will also ascertain whether there is any change in the genetic make-up of the coronavirus in the areas. The initial genome sequencing showed that four samples from Amravati had E484Q mutation, wh