Senior virologist Shahid Jameel steps down as Covid advisory group chief
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Amid growing differences with the government over the handling of coronavirus pandemic, senior virologist Shahid Jameel has stepped down as the head of the scientific advisory group to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortia (INSACOG). INSACOG was set up by the central government earlier this year to detect genomic variants of the novel coronavirus. The reason behind Jameel's resignation is not known yet.