INSACOG
- India
After COVID-19 cases mount again, Centre starts tracking variants
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 cases from China, the Union government has taken stock of the situation. In order to better track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network, the Union health ministry…
- India
Omicron in community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros: INSACOG
New Delhi: The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has…
- Telangana
4 cases of Delta plus variant found in Telangana, AP
New Delhi: Seventy cases of coronavirus Delta Plus variant were found in genome sequencing by INSACOG, a grouping of 28 laboratories involved in the task, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh…
- India
COVID-19: India reports 40 cases of Delta Plus variant so far
New Delhi: A total of 40 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 coronavirus has been detected in the country, government sources informed on Wednesday, adding that most of the infections were…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad among consortium of 4 cities to enhance coronavirus genome surveillance
Hyderabad: A consortium of four Indian city clusters has been established to upscale coronavirus genomic surveillance, complementing national efforts led by the INSACOG.The consortium comprising Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi, and Pune is established…
- Top Stories
Virologist Shahid Jameel quits Centre’s panel on genome sequencing
New Delhi: Days after pointing out that scientists are facing “stubborn resistance to evidence-based policy making”, noted virologist Shahid Jameel quit as the head of INSACOG, a central government panel which conducts…
