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Bangladesh returnee tests COVID-19 in Bengal, genome sequencing underway for Omicron
• 3 years agoThe infected person has been undergoing treatment at a special ward created to isolate coronavirus positive patients returning from abroad or other states to West Bengal
Genomic sequencing hubs must be made a permanent part of India’s pandemic response
Salil Kallianpur • 4 years agoPublic labs put into action by the INSACOG for this purpose are not adequately funded and have the capacity to process only 30,000 samples a month.
How COVID-19 changed infectious disease screening, helped pandemic management in India
Sameer Bhati • 4 years agoThe approval of home testing kits is a revolutionary step towards stopping the spread of coronavirus where a person can easily check the COVID-19 status
Delta variant cases mark 32% weekly increase in UK COVID figures, vaccine protection high, say officials
• 4 years agoOverall, the Delta variant first identified in India currently accounts for approximately 99 percent of cases that are sequenced across the UK, followed by the local Alpha variant of concern
Explainer: What is genome sequencing and surveillance? Why is it important?
Srivastava Mishra • 4 years agoGenomic surveillance allows researchers to examine the genome sequence of the viral strains infecting the population.
COVID-19 grips Kashmir as authorities limit testing, allow tourists, markets remain chock-a-block ahead of Eid
Ishfaqnaseem • 4 years agoMedical experts have flagged the issue of the fast spread of COVID-19 in Kashmir which they said could further flare up
COVID-19 crisis: Modi govt's attempts to stifle criticism 'inexcusable', says Lancet editorial
Fp Staff • 4 years agoAccording to the editorial, modelling suggested falsely that India had reached herd immunity, encouraging complacency and insufficient preparation
Recent surge in Maharashtra offers clues of how COVID-19 pandemic may move through rest of India
Indiaspend • 4 years agoIn October 2020, Mumbai appeared to show the future pathway — and potential end-point — for the COVID-19 pandemic. That certainty has been irreparably dented
India has 7,684 coronavirus mutations, finds study: Here's what you need to know
Fp Staff • 4 years agoStates including Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab and Karnataka are stepping up efforts to carry out genome sequencing in a bid to stay on top of the progressive changes in the virus' structure
Decoding the code: Iceland leads the way in gene sequencing COVID-19
• 4 years agoThe aim is to trace every case in order to prevent problematic ones from slipping through the net.