Mutation
The Netherlands New HIV variant
The researchers of Netherlands have discovered a new HIV variant. It has been named as VB variant. It was lurking the country for a long period. The variant causes 3.5 times to 5.5 times higher levels of infection. However, there ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Omicron sub-lineage BA.1
In less than two months three sub lineages of Omicron has been detected. Omicron is a COVID-19 mutant variant. The Pango lineage of Omicron called the B.1.1.529 was declared as Variant of Concern by the World Health Organization. This has ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
WHO: UK Variant of COVID-19 in 41 countries
The World Health Organisation recently announced that the United Kingdom covid-19 variant has been detected in more than 41 countries. The VOC-202012/01 the was first detected in South Africa. This variant is 70% more transmissible than the other covid-19 mutants. Has VOC-202012/01 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
New Strain of Corona Virus in 8 European Countries
The World Health Organisation Director recently announced that a new strain of Corona Virus has been detected in eight European countries. The new strain is spreading rapidly among the younger groups unlike the previous strain. New COVID-19 mutants Recently, this ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Why did Indian Market suffer the worst one-day fall in seven months?
The SENSEX crashed 1,406.73 points and NIFTY crashed 432.15 points recently. In terms of percentage, SENSEX crashed by 3% and NIFTY crashed by 3.14%. This was the biggest fall in seven months. This is being referred to as “Blood Bath ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
UK’s new strain of coronavirus
India and several other countries have suspended their flights from United Kingdom due to the concerns about the new variant of COVID-19 that is spreading rapidly in the country. What are the concerns? A mutant of COVID-19 has been the ..