INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: Is the new strain of the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-19, B.1.1.7, more infectious among children/teenagers? A large number of
teenagers have reported ill with such symptoms to hospitals in the UK, informs the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.The
how social gatherings during festivals are helping in spread of the infection among children.With the strain having made its way into India
and hundreds of returnees from the UK in recent months having merged with the local populations, there is worry the strain would spread here
With Indians already having been exposed to different types of corona and influenza viruses in the past, there is likely a cross immunity
A lot will also depend on the compliance of safety protocols
If followed strictly, this will help
Else, chances of severe infections arise.
