Live Updates on Corona, Know what is Variant of Concern?
Live Updates on Corona, Know what is Variant of Concern?
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The Central Tamil Nadu Government has announced an 8-day quarantine for people coming from 6 countries in the news that 2 people from South Africa to Karnataka were found infected with covid. Health Minister M Subramanian told reporters on Sunday that the state government in view of the omicron variant of coronavirus decided that people coming from South Africa, China, Botswana, Hong Kong, Brazil and Italy will have to stay in Quarantine for 8 days. He has said that Chennai international airport has been banned in this regard and people coming from these countries are going to be tested here. He has said that if anyone is showing signs of corona, they will be isolated.

What happens, Variant of Concern? : After a worldwide stir, WHO declared Omicron the Variant of Concern. When the infection of any virus spreads rapidly and research confirms its dangerousness, it is placed in the category of Variant of Concern. Keeping the virus strain in this category means that there is a need to be alert from it. The declaration of a virus as a variant of concern means that there has been no change in the gene structure of the new strain. This has led to an increase in the rate of spread of virus infections and confirmed low impact on vaccines. When a new form of the virus has been detected, the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION conducts research on it. It is going to be placed in the category of Variant of Interest between research and monitoring. Eta, Iota, Kappa, Zeta, Epsilon and Theta were also placed in the category of Variant of Interest but were removed from the list after the impact of these variants was reduced.

The new and dangerous train of Covid found in South Africa has been described by WHO as a 'Variant of Concern'. To prevent infection, many countries have suspended flights from South Africa. In India also, instructions have been issued by the Central Government alerting the States. To what extent Omicron is dangerous. On this, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that more than 30 mutations have occurred in the spike protein of this variant of Corona. It can also dodge the vaccine.

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