But one thing is certain that the variant at present which is in circulation in Visakhapatnam is quite different from what we have seen during the first wave last year,†said District Collector V.
Sudhakar said, “We have observed that the new variant has shorter incubation period and the progress of the disease is much rapid.
It is also observed that cytokine storm is occurring faster, and some are responding to treatment and some are not,†said Dr.
According to the experts the bottomline is — this variant is highly unpredictable.