New Delhi:
India has effectively cultured the new coronavirus strain, which originated in the UK, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stated on Saturday.
In a tweet, the ICMR claimed that no nation has but reported effective isolation and culture of the UK-variant of SARS-CoV-2.
Culture is the method by which cells are grown beneath controlled situations, frequently outdoors their organic atmosphere.
“UK-variant of the virus, with all signature changes, is now successfully isolated and cultured at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) from the clinical specimens collected from UK-returnees,” the ICMR stated.
India effectively cultures the new viral strain on the horizon (UK-variant of SARS-CoV-2). #ICMRFIGHTSCOVID19#IndiaFightsCOVID19#CoronaUpdatesInIndia#COVID19#Unite2FightCorona@MoHFW_INDIA@PIB_India@DrHVoffice@drharshvardhan@AshwiniKChoubey@icmr_nivpic.twitter.com/vaCMQMSHOJ
— ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) January 2, 2021
The study body stated vero cell lines have been utilised by the scientists of ICMR-NIV to culture the UK-variant of the virus.
The UK had not too long ago announced that the newly identified strain of the virus identified in their population was up to 70 per cent more infectious.
A total of 29 persons have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India so far, the Union Health Ministry stated on Friday.
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