Delta plus, detected in Europe, is not variant of concern yet: Govt

As per data available in public domain, this variant nullifies the use of monoclonal antibody, says V K Paul, member (health) of NITI Aayog

The union government on Tuesday said that a new "variant of interest" has been found outside the country, that is an additional mutation to the now dominant Delta variant.

"Delta variant played major a role in the second wave. An additional mutation of this variant, namely Delta Plus, has been found and submitted to global data system," Dr V K Paul, member of NITI Aayog has said.

"It has emerged in Europe in March and was brought into the public domain on June 13," Dr VK Paul added.

However, Dr Paul said that this new Delta Plus strain is yet to be classified