Source::Xinhuanet
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India's prominent virologist Shahid Jameel has resigned from a panel of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect COVID-19 variants. Jameel was heading the Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia (INSACOG), the scientific advisory group coordinating the country's genome sequencing.
His resignation came days after he raised questions over the handling of the ongoing pandemic at the hands of authorities. INSACOG was set up in January this year as a scientific body to promote and expedite genome sequencing of the coronavirus and its multiple variants. The consortium had established a network of 10 leading laboratories to carry out gene sequencing of virus samples from across the country.
Hospitals across India have been overwhelmed and people have been left begging for hospital beds, oxygen and treatment on social media. India has been hit by a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections.
The country registered 281,386 new cases and 4,106 related deaths in the past 24 hours.
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