New Variant B.1.1.529, 32 African corona virus caused panic in the world, alert in India too, flights banned again

• Countries around the world alerted by the threat of new variants of corona virus
• The Government of India also wrote a letter to the states, saying – strict investigation should be done at airports
• The. Fear spread due to new variants found in Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong

India has become alert after the detection of a new variant B.1.1.529 of the corona virus in South Africa. The central government has instructed the states to increase vigilance. The. Apart from Africa, Botswana, patients of B.1.1.529 variant are also being found in Hong Kong. The B.1.1529 variant is proving to be quite lethal. Its effect is also visible on the stock market. Indian stock markets are witnessing a downtrend. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex had broken more than 1,300 points around 13.30 am. At the same time, the Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also saw a fall of 372 points.

Ban on flights to African countries started
Experts around the world are considering this variant as a major threat. This is the reason why the process of stopping flights to African countries has started. Israel has imposed restrictions on travel to and from seven African countries. The Israeli government Countries like Africa, Lesetho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini have been put on the Red List. At the same time, the UK has banned movement from six African countries. The government there has stopped all flights to these countries.

Central government alerted the states
Here, the Government of India has asked the states to conduct intensive screening of all international passengers. Especially, d. Strict screening has been directed for those coming directly from or passing through Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana. In the letters sent to the states, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has said that where such people are coming and going, it should be monitored.

It has been said in the letter that samples of people found positive in the test should be sent immediately to the lab so that the variant can be detected through genome sequencing. The letter said that since several mutations of the B.1.1.529 variant have been detected, this could have a profound impact on the country as we have recently relaxed visa restrictions and allowed international travel.

120 crore vaccine doses have been applied in the country
However, till Thursday, more than 120 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccine have been given in the country. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted, “More than 120 crore doses of vaccine have been given so far and with this Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Har Ghar Dastak campaign continues to strengthen India’s fight against the pandemic.”

Vaccine also ineffective on new variant?
It is now being said that the new Botswana variant is capable of neutralizing the effect of the vaccine as well. Scientists believe that 32 new mutants of the Botswana variant have been created. New mutants are the most highly evolved form of the virus and are extremely dangerous. The report said that among these 32 mutants, there are some that are very fast-spreading and also neutralizing the effect of the vaccine and its spike protein has more changes than any other type. However, France has decided to give a booster dose of the anti-Covid vaccine to the adult population instead of imposing a lockdown or curfew to deal with the increasing cases of corona virus.

Not stopping mutation is a cause for concern
Indeed, South Africa’s National Institute of Public Health – the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed that B.1.1529 has been detected in South Africa and 22 cases of B.1.1.529 were confirmed after genome sequencing. Is. It is a matter of concern that new mutations of the corona virus have caused havoc many times around the world and the process of becoming mutants is still going on.

New variant extremely dangerous!
According to experts, there is a possibility of spreading the infection at a much faster rate than the B.1.1529 variant. Earlier this week, virus expert Dr. Tom Peacock of Imperial College London gave information about the new variant of the virus on his Twitter account. He said that it has the potential to be worse than any other variant, including the major Delta strain in the world. Since then, the eyes of scientists are on this variant.