Government wary of Corona’s delta plus variant threat; issues instructions to 8 states

Concern is increasing about the new variant of Corona virus, Delta Plus. Experts believe that this variant can cause the third wave of corona. Regarding the Delta plus variant, the Center has given important instructions by writing a letter to eight states. This letter has been written by the Central Government to Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, in which these states have been asked to take immediate preventive measures in districts and clusters. Which includes the prevention of crowds and gatherings, large-scale testing, immediate tracing, as well as vaccine coverage on a priority basis.
The Center has said that sufficient samples of people positive in the test should be sent immediately to the designated laboratories. Delta Plus variant is present in these districts of these eight states. Tamil Nadu (Madurai, Kancheepuram and Chennai districts), Rajasthan (Bikaner), Karnataka (Mysuru), Punjab (Patiala, Ludhiana), Jammu and Kashmir (Katra), Haryana (Faridabad), Gujarat (Surat) and Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati). Significantly, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr. Balram Bhargava said on Friday, ‘In 10 days it will be known how effective the vaccine is on Delta Plus’. He said that mutation in the delta variant is also due to pressure and better environment. There is a risk of the virus spreading more than spreading in clusters. He said that the Delta variant is in 80 countries, it has 3 subtypes. In 16 countries, more than 25% of cases are of the delta variant.