Despite banning all exports in April and benefiting from a large vaccine manufacturing industry, India has only covered 4% of its vast population, lagging well behind the majority of the Western world and China, which is deploying roughly 20 million doses each day.
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The Delta Plus Version of Coronavirus is Rising in India.
As India battles the second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, it is also battling the spread of the Delta variety, which has evolved into Delta plus. Delta plus, also known as the ‘AY.1′ variation or B.1.617.2.1, is the most hazardous type of Covid-19, according to a study by HT’s sister magazine Livehindustan.
lost employment in the second wave
The study, which was conducted in April of this year, included 2,000 people in India. According to the poll, 6% of individuals over the age of 55 had permanently lost their employment, up from 4% the previous year.