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No new COVID-19 variant of concern has emerged, says Dr NK Arora
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): No new variant of concern (VOC) or variant of interest (VOI) of COVID-19 has emerged in the country, said Dr NK Arora, co-chair of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), on Sunday.
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Covid pandemic brought strength of our science and technology to forefront
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges, but the country has responded extremely well to all of them, said Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology on Tuesday.
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Genome sequencing by Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium progressively i
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Central government on Monday refuted the allegation that genome sequencing by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has declined sharply while adding that sample sequencing has progressively increased.
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Current vaccines effective against COVID-19 Delta variant as per ICMR stud
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The current vaccines available in India are effective against the COVID-19 Delta variant as per the studies done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), says Dr N K Arora, co-chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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Delta variant is around 40-60 pc more transmissible than Alpha variant: Dr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 Delta variant is around 40-60 per cent more transmissible than Alpha Variant, revealed Dr NK Arora, Co-Chair, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
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COVID-19: From ascertaining variants to surveillance strategy, all you nee
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is a national multi-agency consortium of Genome Sequencing Laboratories laboratories established by the Government of India on December 30, 2020.
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COVID-19: INSACOG to discuss status, spread of Delta plus variant today
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium (INSACOG) in its weekly review meeting today will discuss the status and spread of Delta plus variant of COVID-19, said sources.
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COVID-19: Delta Plus still 'variant of interest', 40 cases reported so far
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): A total of 40 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 coronavirus has been detected in the country, government sources informed on Wednesday, adding that most of the infections were from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
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Centre advises Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh on Delta Plus Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Tuesday advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on the presence of the Delta Plus mutation of the Covid-19 virus, that has been pegged as 'variant of concern' (VOC), in certain districts of these states.
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COVID-19: INSACOG to release genomic surveillance bulletin on Delta Plus v
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing Consortia (INSACOG) - a consortium of four city clusters -- Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune -- will formally release the genomic surveillance bulletin on Delta Plus variant soon, according to government sources.
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COVID-19: INSACOG to release report on Delta plus variant soon
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics, or INSACOG - a consortium of four city clusters - Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune, will soon release a report on Delta plus variant, government sources informed on Friday.
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COVID-19 'Delta Plus' variant detected in India, nullifies monoclonal anti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday revealed that the Delta variant with an additional mutation known as "Delta Plus" has been detected in the country that nullifies the use of monoclonal antibody but asserted that it still not a "variant of concern". Read More
