Coronavirus crisis in India: New immune escape Covid variant found in West Bengal, say experts
New immune escape Covid variant found in West Bengal, say experts New immune escape Covid variant found in West Bengal, say experts After the new mutant variant was found in Maharashtra, a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2 -- which can escape immunity even if a person has contracted the virus before and has the ability to produce antibodies against it -- has been found in West Bengal. advertisement A new immune escape Covid variant has been found in West Bengal (Reuters photo) After the B.1.617 "new mutant variant" was found in more than 60 per cent of cases sampled for genome sequencing in Maharasht...