Bengaluru: The detection of the new Delta plus variant of the Covid-19 virus in Karnataka has raised concerns of yet another spike in cases. Experts opined that there is no need to panic and stressed on conducting detailed research into the new variant.
During the first and second waves, infected interstate travellers from Maharashtra, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu were responsible for the outbreak in Karnataka, according to the state’s department of health and family welfare.
Speaking about the case detected in Bengaluru, BBMP commissioner Gaurav Gupta said that the case was detected much earlier. “The patient has made a full recovery, as have his connections. The BBMP will begin the process of doing more genome sequencing in order to detect the variant in the state. But what is important is that people should understand the virus the still among us and Covid prevention norms should be followed.”
