India sounds the alarm after detecting several cases of 'Delta plus', a new variant of the coronavirus

June 23, 2021 by archyde
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India has declared a new variant of the coronavirus “worrisome” after detecting almost
two dozen cases in three states. The variant, locally identified as
‘Delta plus’, was found in 16 cases in the state of Maharastra, in the central-western area of ​​the country and with capital in Bombay, according to the Federal Secretary of Health, Rajesh Bhushan, at a press conference on Tuesday. The ministry stated that the variant
‘Delta plus’ shows higher transmission capacity and advised states to increase testing. On Monday, India vaccinated a record 8.6 million people in one day per
start offering free injections to all adultsBut experts doubt it can keep up. “This is clearly not sustainable,” Chandrakant Lahariya, an expert on public policy and health systems, told Reuters. “With this daily record, many states have consumed the majority of their current vaccine stocks, which will affect vaccination in the coming days.” “With the vaccine supply projected for the next few months, the maximum achievable rate is 4 to 5 million daily doses,” Lahariya added. The effort to vaccinate the population has so far covered a

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