{"id":108432,"date":"2022-05-16T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=108432"},"modified":"2022-05-16T16:45:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:15:06","slug":"covid-19-delta-plus-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/covid-19-delta-plus-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID &#8211; 19 DELTA PLUS VARIANT: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 16 May 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COVID &#8211; 19 DELTA PLUS VARIANT.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has warned people against the new Covid-19 strain \u2018Delta Plus\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a1 ABOUT :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25c7 Delta plus (B.1.617.2.1\/(AY.1) is a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus formed due to a mutation in the Delta strain of the virus . It is technically the next generation of&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SARS-COV-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25c7 This mutant of Delta was first detected in Europe in March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25c7 The Delta variant that was first detected in India (in February 2021) eventually became a huge problem for the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25c7 However, the Delta Plus variant, at present, is limited to smaller areas in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25c7 It is resistant to monoclonal antibodies cocktail. Since it\u2019s a new variant, its severity is still unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25c7 The World Health Organisation (WHO) is tracking this variant as part of the Delta variant, it is doing so for other Variants of Concern with additional mutations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID &#8211; 19 DELTA PLUS VARIANT. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has warned people against the new Covid-19 strain \u2018Delta Plus\u2019. \u25a1 ABOUT :- \u25c7 Delta plus (B.1.617.2.1\/(AY.1) is a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus formed due to a mutation in the Delta strain of the virus . 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