passengers who landed in India last night on different flights from the United Kingdom were tested to be positive for the new strain COVID-19. This news comes amidst increasing fears over the new and evolved and mutated strain of the Covid-19 that has been discovered in London.
Six passengers who were tested positive on their arrival in India had been some of the 266 who travelled via way of means of the Air India Flight that landed in the capital at 10.40pm on Monday. Awanish Kumar, who's assisting the exams on the New Delhi airport, stated it was "not-clear" if any of them had carried the evolved and mutated Virus. "It is unclear...NCDC will affirm this," Mr Kumar stated, regarding the National Centre for Disease Control, to which samples of the passengers examined in Delhi were sent.
What is this new strain and what are it’s symptoms ?
Apart from the common symptoms of COVID-19 of dry cough, fever and loss of senses, 7 other symptoms and indicators that have been associated with the new strain of the virus.
- Headache
- Tiredness
- Muscle pains
A change in the genetic code of the virus creates a new form. Of greater concern is when the virus mutates by altering its surface proteins. This is what has happened in the new strains. The result is that the virus escapes the immune system or drugs. Those who have previously been Covid have been shown to have a very low chance of infection with this new strain.
- Amodita Joshi