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India has reported 20 cases of the new covid strain said authorities where 33,000 passengers, who’ve arrived from the UK between November 25 and December 23, are being tracked of which 1655 are in Uttar Pradesh.
Fresh 14 cases of the new coronavirus mutant strain that was first reported in the United Kingdom in September were reported on Wednesday while six were there a day before. Taking the total number of such cases to 20, the government said. One cases has been reported in Uttar Pradesh where in Meerut a 2-year-old child tested positive for the new strain.
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The new strain – believed to be significantly more transmissible – has been spreading fast across the world amid global fears and fresh travel restrictions after the UK said earlier this month the virus was out of control.
Of the 20 cases of fresh strain, eight have been registered by a Delhi lab and a Bengaluru lab has recorded seven cases. The numbers are likely to surge. But doctors have said there is no reason yet to believe that it is more lethal or will not be controlled by a vaccine.
Last week, India had banned flights from the UK and the ban on Wednesday was extended till January 7. Genome sequencing is being conducted on all international passengers who were symptomatic and tested positive for coronavirus in the 14 days from December 9 to 22.
