UK Covid Surge Sparks Call For “Urgent” Probe Into Delta Plus

Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb called for “urgent research” into a mutation of the delta variant known as delta plus following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.K.  “We need urgent research to figure out if this delta plus is more transmissible, has partial…

Explained: What is Delta Plus, a variant of coronavirus with K417N mutation?

India said on Wednesday it has found around 40 cases of the Delta coronavirus variant carrying a mutation that appears to make it more transmissible, and advised states to increase testing. Below is what we know about the variant. What is Delta Plus? The variant, called “Delta Plus” in India,…