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SAJA discourages news firms from using term ‘Indian variant’ for new COVID strain

SAJA has recommended news organisations against using the term 'India variant' or 'Indian variant' while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.

May 08, 2021, 13:22 PM IST

NCDC chief reveals UK variant of COVID-19, Double mutant found in THESE states in India

While India is gripped with the second COVID-19 wave, the NCDC on Wednesday highlighted that the UK strain of COVID-19 is more dominant in north India, whereas the double mutant COVID-19 variant is more dominant in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. 

May 06, 2021, 07:15 AM IST

COVID-19: How the virus can affect your lungs

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease and can severely affect your lungs. The new variants of Sars-Cov-2, the double and triple mutants are observed to be more damaging and infectious for your lungs health.

Apr 28, 2021, 10:52 AM IST