Will Delta Plus trigger 3rd Covid wave? Top genome sequencer says no evidence

Will the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19, which is spreading in India, trigger a third Covid wave?

One of India's top doctors and genome sequencer has brushed aside concerns of this new mutant fuelling an upsurge in infections.

Dr Anurag Agarwal, Director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), has told NDTV that "at this point, there is no evidence to suggest that Delta Plus...has anything to do with a possible third wave".

He also advised caution against lowering the guard on the second wave itself. Dr Agarwal, however, clarified that any Delta remains a variant of concern.
Over 40 cases of the new Delta Plus strain, tagged as a "variant of concern", have been detected till now across the country.