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Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 16May 2021 The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Summary: Covid seemed to pretty much dro...

What We Know About India's Covid-19 Variant B.1.617 © Manish Swarup/Associated Press NEW DELHI—Scientists are trying to understand the role coronavirus variants, including a new one known as B.1.617, are playing in the world’s fastest-growing surge of Covid-19 cases in India. The flood of cases threatens to cripple the healthcare system in India, where hospitals in the hardest-hit cities have been running out of oxygen and turning away patients. The country is battling the world’s fastest-growing coronavirus surge and has only a 1.9% vaccination rate. Public-health experts say that t...

This 'double mutant' variant is adding fuel to India's COVID-19 crisis While its spread in India is worrying, preliminary studies show vaccines are still effective against the viral newcomer. BySanjay Mishra Email Human behavior is probably more to blame for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic than the new mutants arising around the country. But the combination of these two is proving catastrophic. “The major factor in the spread of the virus is the behavior of the people. Spread of the virus is largely because of us not taking care of each other. Variants are just taking advantage of ...