Especially in the state of Maharashtra, in which the metropolis of Mumbai is located, scientists were able to detect several cases of a highly contagious double mutant.
There is great concern.
New Delhi - Concerns about a recently discovered double mutant of the coronavirus are growing in India.
A combination of the British mutant with the South African is spreading in the South Asian country.
This is reported by
tagesschau.de
.
According to the report, the double mutant is said to be initially contagious and, above all, resistant to most existing vaccines.
In the state of Maharashtra, the mutant was found in more than 200 cases, a few individual cases were also registered in Delhi, quoted
tagesschau.de
Sujeet Kumar Singh, the director of the National Center for Disease Control.
The southern state is particularly badly affected by the current wave of infections with the corona virus.
About two thirds of the new infections every day come from Maharashtra, there mainly from the metropolis of Mumbai.
Double mutant in India: Another coronavirus wave on the subcontinent
The development in the subcontinent India is dramatic.
At the beginning of the year, the government declared the pandemic largely over.
In the meantime, however, more cases have been reported than during the first severe corona wave.
Authorities reported more than 200 coronavirus-related deaths in one day earlier this week - the highest number since early January.
The
Times of India
newspaper
reports that by the beginning of April there could be a shortage of available hospital beds with oxygen supply and beds in intensive care units.
Video: Mega vaccination campaign against coronavirus in India starts
A total of around 160,000 people have already died with a corona infection in India, and almost 11.8 million people across the country have been found to be infected with the virus.
Meanwhile, the vaccination campaign continues.
The government plans to vaccinate 300 million Indians by the middle of the year.
The country has about 1.35 billion inhabitants.
So that as many people as possible can be vaccinated as quickly as possible, the second vaccination dose should not be given until later.
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