Omicron contains over 35 worrisome mutations. Out of these 35 mutations in the variant's spike protein [used by SARS-CoV-2 to bind to a specific receptor when infecting human cells], only one was unknown.
The study result found that people who were infected with AY.4.2 were less likely to have any of the "classic" symptoms of loss or change of sense of taste or smell, fever or new persistent cough, and also less likely to have any other kind of symptoms.
The researchers noted that most COVID-19 transmission is known to occur in households yet there is limited data on the risk of transmission of the Delta variant from vaccinated people with asymptomatic or mild infections in the community.
A sub-variant of the Covid Delta strain -- AY.4.2 -- may be up to 15 per cent more transmissible than the original Delta. Read on to know everything about this new delta variant.
The tools to ward off the coronavirus infection are wear your masks properly, keep your hands sanitised, and maintain proper social distancing. Follow this space for more such updates on COVID-19 from around the world.
India logged 43,509 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,15,28,114, while the active cases registered an increase for the second consecutive day.
Delta, which was first found in India and is now in over 100 countries. In India, the highly contagious Delta Covid variant has already infected more than 80 percent of people.
The Delta has mutated to form two more variants that have been detected in India recently AY.1, which is commonly known as the Delta Plus, and AY.2.
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the Delta COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly across the globe.
As the coronavirus is mutating, the experts have warned that the most common COVID symptoms may have changed from those that were traditionally associated with the virus infection. Check if you have them.
WHO has warned that the world is in its 'danger period of the pandemic' due to the emergence of the newly detected Delta variants of the coronavirus, which has placed India and the rest of the world on high alert.
So far in India, a total of over 40 cases of the Delta Plus variant have been detected sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
Delta variant has now spread to at least 92 countries; being vaccinated is not enough to protect yourself from this highly contagious variant, warns the global agency.
Maharashtra on Friday reported the first death from the 'Delta Plus' variant of COVID-19, with an octogenarian woman succumbing in Ratnagiri civil hospital.
Omicron contains over 35 worrisome mutations. Out of these 35 mutations in the variant's spike protein [used by SARS-CoV-2 to bind to a specific receptor when infecting human cells], only one was unknown.
The study result found that people who were infected with AY.4.2 were less likely to have any of the "classic" symptoms of loss or change of sense of taste or smell, fever or new persistent cough, and also less likely to have any other kind of symptoms.
The researchers noted that most COVID-19 transmission is known to occur in households yet there is limited data on the risk of transmission of the Delta variant from vaccinated people with asymptomatic or mild infections in the community.
A sub-variant of the Covid Delta strain -- AY.4.2 -- may be up to 15 per cent more transmissible than the original Delta. Read on to know everything about this new delta variant.
The tools to ward off the coronavirus infection are wear your masks properly, keep your hands sanitised, and maintain proper social distancing. Follow this space for more such updates on COVID-19 from around the world.
India logged 43,509 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,15,28,114, while the active cases registered an increase for the second consecutive day.
Delta, which was first found in India and is now in over 100 countries. In India, the highly contagious Delta Covid variant has already infected more than 80 percent of people.
The Delta has mutated to form two more variants that have been detected in India recently AY.1, which is commonly known as the Delta Plus, and AY.2.
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the Delta COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly across the globe.
As the coronavirus is mutating, the experts have warned that the most common COVID symptoms may have changed from those that were traditionally associated with the virus infection. Check if you have them.
WHO has warned that the world is in its 'danger period of the pandemic' due to the emergence of the newly detected Delta variants of the coronavirus, which has placed India and the rest of the world on high alert.
So far in India, a total of over 40 cases of the Delta Plus variant have been detected sporadically in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
Delta variant has now spread to at least 92 countries; being vaccinated is not enough to protect yourself from this highly contagious variant, warns the global agency.
Maharashtra on Friday reported the first death from the 'Delta Plus' variant of COVID-19, with an octogenarian woman succumbing in Ratnagiri civil hospital.
