Chennai: Life came full circle when the Ministry of Health announced that another variant – Delta Plus – had been discovered in the country after the Delta variant wreaked havoc in the months of April and May. The delta plus variant is considered more toxic than the delta and alpha, due to which the ripple effects of the first two waves are still evident.
In this context, a lucky nurse from Tamil Nadu, who had tested positive for the Delta Plus variant, has recovered as per reports. The Health Ministry confirms that the new variant of COVID-19 is of concern, a nurse from Adyar in Chennai was confirmed to be the first person to be infected with the Mammoth Delta Plus variant in May and is now It’s okay. to report.
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The nurse tested positive on May 4 and she had tested negative on May 19. The day after he tested negative after a fortnight’s home isolation, he resumed his work. All his contacts at home and workplace have tested negative.
The state had sent 1,159 samples to the laboratory for testing, of which the results of 772 were sent back. Of the 772 samples returned, one sample was spotted with a different genome sequencing, and they have declared it the most virulent variant doctors have ever seen, Delta Plus. Health secretary J Radhakrishnan, as quoted by Time of India, said, “With 70 per cent of the samples returned showed genome sequencing of the delta variant, this was the only sample that showed slightly different sequencing and was referred to as the delta plus variant. I have confirmed.” .
“The nurses are now fine and have fully recovered without any covid-complications and there is no cluster in the hospital where she worked,” he said.
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