Covid-19 Indian variant

An ambulance drives past Aylestone Baptist Church, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Leicester, Britain, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
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India Covid variant spreading across England, data shows

The variant, known as B.1.617.2, is thought to be driving a rise in Covid cases in parts of the UK and is believed to be both more transmissible than the variant first detected in Kent

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask looks at her phone as she walks on a street, as Thailand imposes a nationwide night curfew from Friday April 3, to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
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Thailand sees first local cases of Indian Covid-19 variant

Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of German biotech firm BioNTech. Picture: Reuters
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BioNTech says vaccine likely to be effective against India variant

Indian variant may be spreading in Britain less quickly than first feared - epidemiologist
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Indian variant may be spreading in Britain less quickly than first feared - epidemiologist

File Photo: A person in a protective suit near St James' Park as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Newcastle, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
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UK to speed up vaccinations, warns Indian variant may delay full reopening

Health workers and a relative carry the body of a man, who died due to COVID-19, from an ambulance to a crematorium in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
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Indian variant could put UK hospitals under serious pressure again, warns trusts body

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Indian, S African coronavirus variants found in Americas, WHO expert says

The World Health Organization says pregnant women can be badly affected by some respiratory infections, and that it is not known whether mothers with Covid-19 can pass the virus to their babies during pregnancy or delivery Photo: Reuters
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WHO has not termed B.1.617 as Indian variant, says Indian govt

Patients suffering from COVID-19 share a bed as they receive treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital in New Delhi, India April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
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Vaccines not totally ineffective on Indian variant: Study

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19
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WHO classifies India variant as being of global concern

South Africa reports four cases of India virus variant
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South Africa reports four cases of India virus variant

People wait in line to be tested for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at a testing station in Klang, Malaysia December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
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Malaysia reports first case of Indian Covid-19 variant

A man wearing a protective face mask walks at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in France, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
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France detects first cases of Indian Covid variant - ministry