Geneva: The ‘Indian Variant’ of the Corona Virus, known as B.1.617 or as a ‘twice-transformed type’, is at least Has been found in 17 countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) said this when the world reported 5.7 million cases of corona infection last week. These figures have surpassed the peak of all earlier waves.
The UN Health Agency said in its weekly pandemic information on Tuesday, that the B1.617 type or ‘Indian type’ of SARS-COV-2 is believed to be the cause of rising coronavirus cases in India, which WHO has identified as the type of interest ( Variants of Interest – VOI). It said, as of April 27, about 1,200 sequences have been uploaded to GISAID and stated the genealogy B1.617 to be found in at least 17 countries. ” GISAID is a global science initiative and primary source established in 2008 that provides open access to genome data for influenza viruses and coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 global epidemics.
The agency stated, “Within the Pango lineage B.1.617, emerging variants of SARS-COV-2 were recently reported as a VOI from India and WHO has recently designated it as a VOI.” The WHO said that studies have emphasized that the spread of the second wave is much faster than the spread of the first wave in India.
The World Health Body report stated, “The initial impersonation by WHO, based on sequences assigned to GISAID, reveals that B.1.617 is developing at a faster rate than other types transmitted in India, which is probably more contagious, as well.” Other types of viruses are also becoming more contagious.
The WHO said that other factors include challenges related to the implementation and observance of public health and social measures, social gatherings (cultural and religious festivals and elections, etc.). Further investigation needs to be done to understand the role of these factors.
