In light of rising cases of Delta plus variant of Covid-19, the central government also instructed Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala to be ready two days ago.
New Delhi| Concerns are rising about the new variant Delta Plus variant of Coronavirus. In Madhya Pradesh itself, 7 cases of this variant have been reported. Of these, 2 patients have died. Doctors say that the patients who died were not vaccinated. At the same time, three patients who have received one or two doses of the vaccine have been cured or are in home isolation.
The remaining two patients have also not been vaccinated, but they defeated the delta variant. Among them is a 22-year-old woman and a 2-year-old toddler. Of the patients infected with the Delta Plus variant, 3 are from Bhopal, two from Ujjain, and one from Raisen and Ashoknagar districts.
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According to news agency sources, the status of the delta plus variant will also be discussed in the weekly review meeting of the SARS Covid-2 genomic consortia today.
At the same time, the opposition has also started questioning the government regarding its preparedness to tackle the spread of the Delta plus variant. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked these 3 questions to the Modi government on Twitter:
1. Why is testing not being done on a large scale to check and prevent it?
2. How effective is the vaccine on this (Delta Plus), when will the complete information be available?
3. What is the plan to control it in the third wave?
डेल्टा प्लस वेरिएंट पर मोदी सरकार से प्रश्न-
– इसकी जाँच व रोकथाम के लिए बड़े स्तर पर टेस्टिंग क्यों नहीं हो रही?
– वैक्सीन इसपर कितनी प्रभावशाली हैं व पूरी जानकारी कब मिलेगी?
– तीसरी लहर में इसे नियंत्रित करने का क्या प्लान है?
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 25, 2021
Warning in 3 states regarding Delta Plus variant
Experts believe that the Delta Plus variant can cause the third wave of Covid-19 in India. Given this, the government has also instructed Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala to be ready two days ago. So far 40 cases of the Delta Plus variant have been reported in India.
What is the Delta-Plus variant?
The double mutant strain B.1.617.2 of the coronavirus found in India has been named Delta by the World Health Organization. Another mutation K417N has occurred in B.1.617.2, which was also found earlier in beta and gamma variants of the coronavirus. The variant formed after the new mutation is called the delta+ variant or AY.1 or B.1.617.2.1.
These variants with the K417N mutation are more infectious than the original virus. It can weaken the effect of vaccines and medicines. The delta variant (B.1.617.2) is derived from the B.1.617 lineage itself. There are two more variants of the same lineage – B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.3, in which B.1.617.1 is listed by WHO as Variant of Interest (VOI) and named Kappa.
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