People queued up at vaccination centre in Gariahat, Kolkata claim vaccine shortage.”I came at 10 am, but had to wait long. Stock was over and at about 12 pm they got more vaccines; process is very slow, many were told to return,”said Prerna, who got vaccinated at 4:30 pm.
Delta Plus Identified as Variant of Concern | While the Delta plus remains a variant of interest, the Delta virus has been identified as variant of concern. Explaining the differences, Bhushan said, “Any variant’s transmissibility and virulence decides whether it is a variant of concern or interest. Delta variant is found in 80 countries around the world, including India and it is a variant of concern.”
Delta variant has been detected in 80 countries around the world, including India and it is a variant of concern. The Delta plus variant has been detected in nine countries besides India. These are – US, UK, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Poland, Nepal, China and Russia.
Take Immediate Measures Where Variant in Found: Centre | The Centre directed the states to take up immediate containment measures, enhanced testing, tracking and vaccination in districts and clusters where the Delta plus variant was found. Samples of the infected persons are to be promptly sent to designated laboratories of INSACOG so that the clinical epidemiological correlations can be made, the government said. INSACOG, or Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics, was set up to conduct genome sequencing of the coronavirus.
Alarmed by Delta Plus Cases in 3 States, Centre Issues 3-point Advisory | Union Health Ministry on Tuesday advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on Delta plus variant of Covid-19 after 16 out of 22 cases reported in the country were reported from these states. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan at a press briefing had underlined that the Delta plus variant is currently a “variant of interest” and has not yet been classified as a “variant of concern”. Cases of the Delta plus variant have been detected in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri and Jalgaon and parts of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
Source: News18