Delta variant - A new phase of COVID-19 in India

SARS-CoV-2 virus first reported from Wuhan City of Hubei Province of China became COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world. A variant of SARS-CoV-2 was noticed in India in late 2020, spread throughout India and other countries. The variant became dominant in India and the United Kingdom. The delta variant is now present in almost 100 countries. This variant of SARS-CoV-2 was assigned sub-lineage B.1.617.2 (Delta), of B.1.617. Variant Delta has...