A new variant of Corona has emerged amidst increasing corona cases around the world. The Delta variant of Corona has caused havoc all over the world. Now AY.12 strain belonging to Delta’s family has been found in India. The first case of AY.12 variant of corono virus has been reported in Uttarakhand of the country. The case of the variant was registered in Kotdwar of Pauri Garhwal.
The Filal patient has been quarantined at home. The medical team of the Health Department is continuously monitoring the patient. Officials said that all the relatives and other people who came in contact with the patient are being traced and they will also be investigated.
Medical officer Dr Manoj Sharma said, “Travel history of the patient of Delta Plus variant of corona virus is being taken. Along with this, the relatives and other people who came in contact with the patient are being traced.
In view of the increasing corona cases, it is feared that the lockdown may be extended. The health department is on alert mode after the Delta Plus variant tested positive in Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand.
The Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog) has identified AY.12 as a sub-lineage of the delta variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. Many cases of variants have been reported from many states of the country.
The AY.12 strain is also believed to be responsible for the sudden increase in corona cases in Israel recently. Despite 60 percent of the population in Israel being vaccinated, the number of new infections has increased to a record high. INSACOG is a pan-India network of various labs tracking the genome study of COVID-19.
Although AY.12 is clinically different from the delta variant or not. INSACOG has said this thing. The G142D spike protein present in the delta variant is not present in the AY.12 strain. No mutations have been found in the spike protein of this variant resembling the novel corona virus family, which is a matter of danger to the people at large. AY.12 is currently the most dominant strain in Israel. This variant is being found in about 51 percent of the samples.