‘More variants to emerge…’: CCMB Director’s warning on Covid crisis

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Published on April 19, 2021 - Duration: 03:56s

‘More variants to emerge…’: CCMB Director’s warning on Covid crisis

Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director of CSIR- CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology), has said that the next 3 weeks are very critical for India in terms of the spread of the infection and urged people should take utmost care and precautions.

Mishra added that there is danger of the virus spreading when there is a large gathering of people especially in places like Kumbh Mela and political gatherings.

He also said that lots of virus variants are emerging and will continue to emerge in India.

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