"Double Mutations Not Significant In India," Says Government

So far 807 cases have been identified in India of the UK variant of the virus, 47 of the South African variant and one of the Brazilian strain.

The government today denied that strains of the Covid virus in India with double mutations were responsible for more severe infections and a faster spread. So far 807 cases have been identified in India of the UK variant of the virus, 47 of the South African variant and one of the Brazilian strain. These have been established through the genome sequencing of over 11,000 samples across 10 national labs. In the past week, cases of the UK strain are up 71 and those of the South Africa variant have increased by 13. Amid a surge in daily coronavirus cases, the government downplayed reports of a novel, double mutant strain identified in India.