3 more patient found with Indian variant in the JUST lab
The Indian variant of coronavirus has been identified in the bodies of 3 patients at the Genome Center of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST). Samples of two of them were sent from Jessore 250-bed hospital on May 12 and samples of the other were sent to JUST Lab from Narail on May 16.
A team of researchers led by Associate Director of JUST Genome Center Prof. Md. Iqbal Kabir Zahid identified the Indian variant of the coronavirus through sequencing on Tuesday (May 16) in the morning. The study was overseen by the Vice-Chancellor and Director of the Genome Center, Prof. Md. Anwar Hossain. The Department of Health, IEDCR, local administrations in Jessore and Narail have already been notified about the Indian variant identification.
According to the Genome Center, two of the identified patients were men and one was a woman. One of the two men is 61 years old and the other is 36 years old. The age of the female patient is 26 years. All of them entered Bangladesh through Benapole port.
According to the research team, a species named B1.617.2 has been identified at the Genome Center. This type of Indian variant was first identified in a sample of 2 corona patients in the lab on May 8. This type has already spread to 70 countries around the world. The World Health Organization has termed all Indian species, including this type, as a type of concern. Already Indian variants have spread to Nepal. The research team advised everyone coming from India to be kept in quarantine subject to being negative in the corona test. If the corona of a patient returning from India is positive, the research team thinks that the variant must be identified through genome sequencing. Besides, they opined that due to the identification of Indian variants in Bangladesh, it is necessary to strictly control the border, commercial or any other reason and strictly follow the hygiene rules and check the drivers and assistants.
According to the research team, this type of Indian variant is capable of transmitting more than 20 percent. The vaccine may later detect and inactivate the type in the ‘serum and monoclonal antibodies. So strict hygiene rules, including the use of masks, need to be followed by and everyone to be vaccinated very quickly.
The other members of the research team for the identification of Indian variant at the Genome Center are Tanvir Islam, Dr. Hasan Mohammad Al-Imran, Abhinu Kibria Islam, Shovon Lal Sarkar, A. S. M. Rubaiyat-ul-Alam, Md. Sajid Hasan, Ali Ahsan Setu and others.
