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| Warning: First Delta Plus variant case detected in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 23: Worried ahead for Jammu as the first case of deadly Delta Plus variant of Coronavirus has been detected in Jammu on Wednesday.
Detection of this variant amid threat of the possible third wave of the deadly Coronavirus has created tension in the Jammu region which witnessed the total collapse of health infrastructure during the second wave of the deadly virus.
Principal Government Medical College Jammu, Dr. Shashi Sudan has confirmed that the first case of the new Delta Plus variant of Coronavirus in J&K has been detected in Katra. She, however, said that the patient continues to be asymptomatic.
Reports said that as per normal routine, samples were collected from all COVID-positive patients and outside for tests. These samples were sent for genome sequencing to National Central for Disease Control (NCDC). One of the tests returned positive for the Delta Plus variant.
Within minutes after confirmation of the first case of Delta Plus variant, authorities swung into action. All hospitals put on alert and officers are directed to keep strict monitoring of the situation. On the preparedness to deal with the third Covid wave, which is believed to affect children, authorities in J&K claimed that preparations are afoot to set up pediatric wards with ICU.
The Health and Medical Education Department was already asked to constitute a medical advisory team consisting of field experts in virology, epidemiology, and microbiology to provide multi-dimensional scientific recommendations for evidence-based scientific management of COVID.
Over 40 cases of the Delta plus variant, classified as a variant of concern (VOC), have been detected in India.
According to reports, the highly infectious Delta variant (B.1.617.2) of COVID -19 that was first found in India is feared to have mutated into the Delta Plus variant.
“As of now among the samples sequenced (45000+) in India, Delta plus variant -- AY.1 --has been observed sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala, and Madhya Pradesh, with around 40 cases identified so far and no significant increase in prevalence,”, the Union Health Ministry said in its statement.
These three states have been advised to strengthen surveillance and take appropriate public health measures. |
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