Is India’s Double Mutant Coronavirus More Threatening? The firm answer of an expert
Coronavirus What you need to know Coronavirus in Poland Coronavirus in Europe Coronavirus in the world Guide Map Frequently asked questions #Let’s talk about

The number of COVID-19 infections in India is skyrocketing. In just two months, the number of infections increased by 7,7 million. Is it related to the new coronavirus mutation discovered in this country? The situation was referred to by the sanitary director of the Roman infectious disease hospital Francesco Vai. “We do not scare people,” he warned.

  1. On March 24, India announced the identification of a double-mutant SARS-CoV-2 variant
  2. The epidemic situation in India is extremely difficult. Only in the last 401 hours, 993 new cases of infections were registered
  3. Dr. Francesco Vai on the mutation from India: there is no data to conclude that it is more dangerous, more contagious
  4. More new information can be found on the Onet homepage.

COCID-19 outbreak in India. The situation is dramatic

In India, the number of people infected with the coronavirus has exceeded 19 million and is still growing. On May 1, the country’s ministry of health reported that 401 new cases had been registered in the last 993 hours, and 19 people had died due to COVID-3. A total of 523 people have died from SARS-CoV-2 in India since last March.

  1. “We, the people of India, are to blame,” writes a doctor from Calcutta about the tragic situation in India

In just two months, the number of infections increased by 7,7 million in yet another wave of the epidemic in India. As Reuters points out, this is in contrast to the previous period, when the more than seven million increase in infections spread over almost six months. More cases were detected only in the US, and fatalities only in the US and Brazil.

Such a high daily increase in infections is currently the highest in the world. According to many medical experts, official COVID-19 incidence figures are underestimated, and it is not known exactly how many people in the country of 1,366 billion people have contracted SARS-CoV-2.

The situation in Indian hospitals is dramatic – many of them lack oxygen and have no access to respirators. Experts talk about the collapse of the health care system in this country.

Indian Coronavirus Mutation More Contagious? Expert: let’s not scare people

Could what is happening in India be due to a new Coronavirus variant (B.1.617) that has been identified in that country? Recall that India informed the world about its arrival at the end of March. Even then, it caused considerable concern – we were dealing with a double mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2. Variant B.1.617 SARS-CoV-2 has two mutations E484Q and L452R. Both occur separately in other variants of the coronavirus, but this is the first time that they were identified together.

  1. “A new variant of the coronavirus enters the game in Europe”. What do we know about the mutation from India? [WE EXPLAIN]

Francesco Vaia, the sanitary director of Rome’s infectious diseases hospital, referred to the extremely difficult epidemic situation in India in social media. «Let us not scare people with alarmist tones about variants of the virus, now those from India. There are no data, I repeat: no data that would suggest that it is more dangerous, more contagious »- emphasized the Italian expert.

Francesco Vaia pointed out that “you should fight the virus, not specific variants, which must be tested and isolated, what we do to make vaccines and therapies adapted to them”. “We are moving forward, we are continuing preventive measures, and thanks to the vaccine and innovative and home therapies, we will come out of the pandemic,” said Dr. Vaia.

PAP / Medonet editorial office

You may be interested in:

  1. In Israel, they stopped dying from the coronavirus. Thanks to vaccinations
  2. Which countries are winning the fight against COVID-19? Where is Poland located? Ranking
  3. The most dangerous variants of the coronavirus. What do we know about them?

The content of the medTvoiLokony website is intended to improve, not replace, the contact between the Website User and their doctor. The website is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Before following the specialist knowledge, in particular medical advice, contained on our Website, you must consult a doctor. The Administrator does not bear any consequences resulting from the use of information contained on the Website. Do you need a medical consultation or an e-prescription? Go to halodoctor.pl, where you will get online help – quickly, safely and without leaving your home.

Leave a Reply