Delta Plus Covid19

 Delta Plus Covid19 

Covid 19 Delta Plus Variant: It is a new variant of coronavirus.

 Delta Plus is a sub-lineage of the Delta variant first detected in India, which has acquired the spike protein mutation called K417N.

Indian virologist said the K417N was known to reduce the effectiveness of a cocktail of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.

For the moment, this variant does not seem to be common, currently accounting for only a small fraction of the Delta sequence.

Delta and other circulating Variants of Concern remain a higher public health risk as they have demonstrated increases in transmission.

SYMPTOMS

Dry cough, diarrhoea, fever, headache, skin rash, discoloration of fingers and toes, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

by,

DR.RENJU T GEORGE,

INDIA.