Coronavirus / Covid-19 Indian variant found in 44 Countries, WHO says- detected in more than 4500 samples

Zoom News : May 12, 2021, 12:02 PM
Switzerland: Coronavirus in India has caused outrage and cases of infection are increasing continuously. The new variant of Covid-19, now recognized for the first time in India, has started spreading to other countries around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the Corona variant in India, which has worsened the situation, has been found in dozens of countries so far.

Indian variants of Corona found in 44 countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the B1.617 variant of the corona was found in India in the month of October last year, which is now found in 44 countries in all 6 regions of the WHO. The Indian variant has been found in over 4500 samples so far.

Britain has the highest number of cases outside India

The Indian variant of the corona virus (Indian Variant) is the most exposed in Britain outside India. Explain that earlier this week the WHO announced B1.617 - which is counted as "a type of concern" due to its mutations and features. So it was first added to the list of three other variants of the Kovid-19 in Britain, Brazil and South Africa.

Indian variant of Corona is more contagious

This new variant of India is scientifically named B1.617, with two types of mutations (E484Q and L452R). It is a form of virus whose genome has changed twice. The double mutant virus spreading in India is composed of E484Q and L452R. Let us know that the L452R strain is found in California, America, while the E484Q strain is found in India. This variant is more infectious and spreads faster.

348421 new cases surfaced in India in 24 hours

According to the Union Health Ministry, 3 lakh 48 thousand 421 people have been infected with Coronavirus in India in the last 24 hours, while 4205 people died during this period. After this, the total number of corona virus infections in India has gone up to 2 crore 33 lakh 40 thousand 938, while 2 lakh 54 thousand 197 people have lost their lives. According to the data, 3 lakh 55 thousand 338 people have been cured in the last 24 hours across the country, after which the number of people recovering from Kovid-19 has gone to 1 crore 93 lakh 82 thousand 642. Along with this, there has been a decline in active cases (Coronavirus Active Cases in India) across the country and 37 lakh 4 thousand 99 people were being treated throughout the country.

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