Big statement of WHO, said- ‘B.1.617’ form of Covid-19 found in India is now a cause of concern

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According to the World Health Organization, there are three forms of B.1.617 Covid-19 first found in India, out of which only one B.1.617.2 is now a ’cause of concern’, the rate of spread of infection in the other two is very low.

United Nations: The World Health Organization has said that B.1.617, one of the three forms of B.1.617 Covid-19 first detected in India, is now “a cause for concern”. At the same time, the rate of spread of infection in the remaining two forms is very low.

The B.1.617 form was first found in India and is divided into three forms B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3. In the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published on Tuesday, the WHO said that on May 11 this year, using the available data for variants B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2, it was determined that B.1.617 is “global”. Variant of Concern” (a form that is cause for concern) (VOC).

The greatest danger to people’s lives is from B.1.617.2

WHO said, “Since then it has been proved that the highest risk to people’s lives is from B.1.617.2, while the rate of spread of infection in other forms is very low.” Released by the United Nations Health Agency. The update said, “B.1.617.2 is still VOC and we are monitoring the increasing rate of infection and increasing infection cases in many countries due to this pattern.” Studying the impact of this pattern is a high priority for WHO.

The WHO on Monday announced a new method for naming important forms of COVID-19 based on the Greek alphabet (such as alpha, beta, gamma, etc.) to “make them easier to name and remember”. is.”

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Infection cases decreased for the third consecutive week

The update said that 13,64,668 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in India last week, which is 26 percent less than the previous weeks. There were 420,981 new cases in Brazil, 219,910 in Argentina, 153,587 in the US and 150,517 in Colombia.

The South-East Asia region reported more than 1.5 million new cases and over 29,000 deaths, down 24 percent and eight percent, respectively, from the previous week. It said, “Infection cases have decreased for the third consecutive week and death cases have decreased for the first time since the beginning of March 2021.”

The highest number of deaths occurred in India in the South Asia region. After this, more deaths occurred in Indonesia and Nepal.

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