Before the lady surge, many people had been infected and even more than a hundred million people had been vaccinated in india. So it was very puzzling to scientists in italy that this massive surge was able to take root. One variant called b one six, one seven, has really spread to many different places where other variants seem be the predominant variant previously. And what that's really suggesting is thata b one six,one seven, is more transmissible, potentially, than some of these other variants,. That's why really it's managing to rapidly spread all over India.
Over the past few weeks, India has been experiencing a devastating second wave of COVID-19, recording hundreds of thousands of new cases a day.
Evidence is growing that a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as B.1.617, first detected in India in October, may be driving this wave.
On this week’s Coronapod we talk about the race to learn more about B.1.617, with early results suggesting it may be more transmissible and could cause more severe disease.
News: Coronavirus variants are spreading in India — what scientists know so far
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.