Chennai: the sequencing of the whole genome from the covid-19 sample of various sources in Tamil Nadu has not shown the existence of a new Coronavirus variant – AY.4.2 – which caused panic in Europe and was also seen in low numbers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh countries, Minister of Health Subramanian said here on Tuesday.
Countries categorize samples into groups such as family groups, community clusters, covid in children, young adults with severe lung infections, breakthrough infections (infected 14 days after two vaccinations) and samples from the deceased and travelers before they were sent to the laboratory.
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Tamil Nadu sent a sample to Bengaluru Instem, which is part of the Insacog (10 LAB consortium that tracks the existence of variants in covid samples).
The state has also begun to test samples in their own public health laboratories at the Community Health campus directorate in Chennai.
“While more than 85% of the samples are Delta variants, we have not seen a sample of new variants suspected of being the cause of exponential increases in the case of Covid-19 in foreign countries,” he said.
Although AY.4.2 Scientists maintain that it may still be early to call this mutation “more contagious” or “reasons of concern”, the country does not want to bring down her bodyguard.
“This is an indication that the pandemic is not over.
We must enforce the right Covid behavior and intensify vaccination,” Subramanian said.