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India reports new coronavirus variant as daily deaths reach year’s high
India has reported a new potentially troublesome variant of the coronavirus as it struggled with the highest single-day tally of new infections and deaths this year.
Key points:
- Scientists have been investigating which mutations might make the virus spread more easily or make people sicker
- The genetic tweaks in the new mutation could be of concern if they are unditected by the immune system
- Several states announced a ban on large gatherings ahead of the Hindu festival of Holi this weekend
The variant, described by officials as a “double mutant”, has been found in more than 200 samples in the hardest-hit western state of Maharashtra, which is home to India’s financial capital of Mumbai.
Epidemiologists said the term “double mutant” refers…
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