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Frequent mutations, rapid spread: New coronavirus variant found in South Africa

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Frequent mutations, rapid spread: New coronavirus variant found in South Africa

The discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus in the Guanteng District, South Africa’s most populous district, puts governments around the world on high alert-especially considering that according to infectious disease experts, the variant shows a large number of mutations and rapid spread in young people. Among people.

Although new coronavirus variants, including those with worrying mutations, often disappear, scientists say it will take time to eliminate their potential impact on the public health system because the virus is still evolving and always The existence of mutant variants becomes more transmissible or lethal than previously assumed. The new coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa is currently identified as B.1.1.529, and it is reported to have also spread to Botswana and Hong Kong through travelers from South Africa.

Out of concerns about the new wave of infections, the British government has banned flights from South Africa and five other countries in the southern part of the continent. It also instructs anyone who has recently arrived from these countries to be tested for Covid-19 to achieve good results. Tulio de Oliveira is a member of the South African Genome Surveillance Network, which tracked the spread of Delta coronavirus variants in the country, telling the Associated Press that the “very large number of mutations” of the new coronavirus variants is an evasion and immune response to predictions. Concerns about communication capabilities.

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“This new variant has many, many mutations, including more than 30 spike proteins that affect transmission,” de Oliveira was quoted as saying. “We can see that this variant may spread very quickly. We do expect that in the next few days and weeks, the healthcare system will begin to be under pressure.”

Although this mutated coronavirus has seen a significant “jump” during its evolution, we see a glimmer of hope because it can at least be detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. In addition, a team of scientists from seven universities in South Africa is currently studying 100 whole genomes of the variant, and they hope to make more discoveries in the coming days, de Oliveira added.

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

Game Changer box office collection day 6: Ram Charan and Kiara Advani-starrer released in theatres on January 10.
Game Changer box office collection: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani-Game Changer is one the first big releases of this year, and came with huge audience expectations. However the film opened to mixed reviews and has performed decently at the box office. As per the latest version of Sacnilk.com, Game Changer has minted ₹6.11 crore in its sixth day of release. Game Changer is directed by Shankar.

Game Changer box office collection

The report states that Game Changer has now crossed the ₹110 crore mark at the box office. It minted ₹5.55 crore on its first Wednesday, which is the lowest for the film so far. The film had seen a slight growth on its fifth day of release, with ₹10 crore net. The overall collections now stand at ₹112.26 crore.

Game Changer minted ₹51 crore on its opening day, and saw a dip in collections on its second day with ₹21.6 crore. Day three collections were at ₹15.9 crore whereas day four net was ₹7.65 crore. The film saw a sharp decline in its weekdays and is yet to recover. Game Changer is facing stiff competition from a number of releases, which includes Nandamuri Balakrisha’s Daaku Maharaj, Unni Mukundan’s Marco and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule.

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Amid box office concerns for the film, a pirated version of Game Changer was allegedly aired on a local TV channel and shown in buses. Screenshots of the same surfaced on X, which caught the attention of producer Sreenivas Kumar. He took to his X account to demand strict action on it.

A few days ago, the makers of the film had filed a complaint against individuals for allegedly leaking a pirated version of the film online. The complaint also states that before the film’s release, the producers and a few team members were threatened through social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, wherein the same alleged pirates demanded money from producers and threatened to leak the pirated version if their demands were not fulfilled.

Game Changer is directed by Shankar and stars Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, and SJ Suryah. The film has also been released in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

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