Rome, April 28 (beraking latest news Salute) – The B.1617 Indian variant of Sars-Cov-2 “has a higher growth rate than other variants circulating in India, suggesting a potential increase in transmissibility, with other variants in circulation also demonstrating greater transmissibility “. This was stated by the World Health Organization, on the basis of preliminary models based on the sequences of the mutated virus analyzed, in the weekly epidemiological update in which it dedicates a focus to the variants and, in particular, to the Indian one.
“Further studies are urgently needed”, also to understand the role of B.1617 in the explosion of the Covid-19 infections in India, urges the WHO. The variant, which has several mutations, is still under observation and not a cause of concern for the WHO.
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