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Category: News & Politics

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Description: An interview that started as reassuring, when he said the present Covid situation in India is under control, turned dramatically into one that could be deeply worrying and of great concern when Professor of Virology, Prof. Shahid Jameel, said two Covid variants recently found in South Africa, BA.4 and BA.5, and, possibly, BA.2.12.1, which some newspaper reports have claimed has been identified in India (although this has not been officially confirmed), could pose a major threat because they contain the L452R mutation (in the case of BA.4 and BA.5) or the L452Q mutation (in the case of BA.2.12.1) alongside the other Omicron mutations and, thus, these three sub-variants could have the potential to be as infectious as Omicron and the potential to be as virulent as Delta. If this turns out to be the case we are talking of the worst of both worlds combined in the new sub-variants. Join The Wire's Youtube Membership and get exclusive content, member-only emojis, live interaction with The Wire's founders, editors and reporters and much more. Memberships to The Wire Crew start at Rs 89/month. youtube.com/channel/UChWtJey46brNr7qHQpN6KLQ/join Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit thewire.in for Hindi: thewirehindi.com for Urdu: thewireurdu.com for Marathi: marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. livewire.thewire.in You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook facebook.com/TheWire facebook.com/TheWireHindi facebook.com/TheWireUrdu facebook.com/TheWireMarathi Twitter twitter.com/thewire_in twitter.com/thewirehindi twitter.com/TheWireUrdu twitter.com/TheWireMarathi twitter.com/livewire Instagram instagram.com/thewirein instagram.com/livewirein Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!