Double Variant Infection

In what could possibly be India's first case of double variant infection, an Assam healthcare worker was infected with Alpha and Delta variants. This is also a case of breakthrough infection as she was fully vaccinated, officials have said.

The 'Indian strain' of the coronavirus, known as B.1.617 or a 'double mutant', has been found in at least 17 countries, the WHO said, as the world grapples to contain the surge in the COVID-19 cases with 5.7 million infections detected last week.

With India's daily tally of Covid-19 infections surging by records, public health experts worry that a new -- possibly more virulent -- coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.

Strains of the Covid virus in India with "double mutations" have been found in patients in 10 states and this could be responsible for rising infections and a faster spread in these states, top sources in the Union Health Ministry told NDTV.

With 53,476 new coronavirus cases, India saw the biggest single-day jump in total infections in nearly five months as two states - Maharashtra and Gujarat - saw the highest-single day spike since the start of the pandemic. As the country continues to see a worrying surge in infections amid concerns over a second Covid wave, the government yesterday...

In what could possibly be India's first case of double variant infection, an Assam healthcare worker was infected with Alpha and Delta variants. This is also a case of breakthrough infection as she was fully vaccinated, officials have said.

The 'Indian strain' of the coronavirus, known as B.1.617 or a 'double mutant', has been found in at least 17 countries, the WHO said, as the world grapples to contain the surge in the COVID-19 cases with 5.7 million infections detected last week.

With India's daily tally of Covid-19 infections surging by records, public health experts worry that a new -- possibly more virulent -- coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.

Strains of the Covid virus in India with "double mutations" have been found in patients in 10 states and this could be responsible for rising infections and a faster spread in these states, top sources in the Union Health Ministry told NDTV.

With 53,476 new coronavirus cases, India saw the biggest single-day jump in total infections in nearly five months as two states - Maharashtra and Gujarat - saw the highest-single day spike since the start of the pandemic. As the country continues to see a worrying surge in infections amid concerns over a second Covid wave, the government yesterday...