False reports on N440K trigger travel curbs

A false alarm comparing the infectivity of novel coronavirus mutant N440K with that of the double mutant of Maharashtra B.1.617 and the UK variant B.1.1.7 has created a scare in several parts of the country forcing the governments of Odisha and Delhi to impose travel restrictions, including quarantine, for travellers from both Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to those places.

False reports on N440K trigger travel curbs
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A false alarm comparing the infectivity of novel coronavirus mutant N440K with that of the double mutant of Maharashtra B.1.617 and the UK variant B.1.1.7 has created a scare in several parts of the country forcing the governments of Odisha and Delhi to impose travel restrictions, including quarantine, for travellers from both Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to those places.