India’s surge leads to further global COVID rise as role of variants probed

India’s surge leads to further global COVID rise as role of variants probed – CIDRAP

See also: India Blames a Virus Variant as Its Covid-19 Crisis Deepens – The New York Times (free registration required) AND Why the COVID-19 Variants Spreading in India Are a Global Concern – TIME

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Variant? “The current ?? wave of #COVID19 has a different clinical behavior. It’s affecting young adults. It’s affecting families. It’s a new thing altogether. Two-month-old babies are getting infected.” Also many reports of reinfections/breakthroughs.?https://t.co/qve23lduGb pic.twitter.com/FFIBaFsh0J

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 28, 2021