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COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Is Delta Plus variant more

dangerous?

Not much data on Delta plus variant to suggest it’s more infectious, causes more

deaths, says AIIMS director but states taking action for protection

Our Bureau
New Delhi

he Director of All India
Institute of Medical Sci-
Tences (AIIMS), Delhi,
Dr Randeep Guleria on Thurs-
day said that there is not much
data available on the Delta plus
variant to suggest that it is more
infective or has a higher rate
of mortality. He advised that if
people follow COVID appro-
priate behaviour and take the
COVID-19 vaccination, then
they will be safe against any
emerging variant.

“There isn’t much data on

Delta plus variant to sug-

gest it’s more infectious,

causing more deaths, or

has developed significant Beneficiaries stand in a long queue to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Wa-
zirabad, in Gurugram on Wednesday. (ANI)
immune escape mech-

anism. But if we follow who sacrificed their lives. While big threat which is demoralizing vaccine. IELTS coaching insti-
tutes were already allowed to
remembering them, we should for the medical community,”
COVID appropriate be- create a situation where the the AIIMS director said. be opened, subject to students

haviour and get vaccinat- cases do not increase further. But, with cases of Delta Plus and staff have taken at least
We should follow COVID ap- variant of COVID-19 coming one dose of vaccine, the press
ed, we’ll be safe against propriate behaviour and should to light, Punjab Chief Minister release said. Announcing the
any of emerging variants,” also adopt vaccination so that Captain Amarinder Singh on relaxations at a high-level Covid
review meeting, the Chief Min-
there should be less strain on Tuesday ordered extension of
Dr Guleria said. the doctors and the hospitals,” the coronavirus restrictions till ister made it clear that the bars,
he added. July 10, with certain more relax- pubs and that as would have
On Doctor’s Day, the AIIMS Dr Guleria also raised the ations, including the opening of to strictly maintain social dis-
director also remembered the issue of violence against doctors bars, pubs with 50 per cent ca- tancing protocols, and waiters/
health care workers who lost and added that it is demoraliz- pacity, beginning July 1. servers/other employees should
their lives during the COVID ing for the medical communi- Skill development centres have taken at least one dose of
pandemic. “Doctors are fight- ty. “We should appreciate and and universities have also been the Covid vaccine. He made
ing for the last one year and we respect the work doctors are allowed to open with conditions it clear that it would be the re-
should appreciate their work. doing and should condemn vio- that staff and students must sponsibility of the owners to en-
We should also remember those lence against doctors. It is a very have taken at least one dose of Continued on next page... >>

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