Delta Plus VariantInstead of painting gloomy picture about the newly emerged ‘Delta Plus’ variant of SARS CoV-2 virus, I would like to present the logic interpretation of speculations surrounding the new variant. World Health Organisation, as of June 14, had classified the Delta Plus variant (technically named B.1.617.2.1 or AY.1.) as Variant of Concern. A variant of concern (VoC) carries the highest threat perception of a coronavirus variant, which is characterised by increased infectivity, transmissibility or resistance to vaccines and treatment. Delta Plus variant possesses not only all of the characteristics of the original Delta variant but also a mutation known as K417N,
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A coronavirus is a kind of common virus that causes an infection in your nose, sinuses, or upper throat. Most coronaviruses aren't dangerous.In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in China, the World Health Organization identified SARS-CoV-2 as a new type of coronavirus. The outbreak quickly spread around the world.COVID-19 is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that can trigger what doctors call a respiratory tract infection. It can affect your upper respiratory tract (sinuses, nose, and throat) or lower respiratory tract (windpipe and lungs).It spreads the same way other coronaviruses do, mainly through person-to-person contact. Infections range from mild to deadly.SARS-CoV-2 is one of seven types of
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