Covid-19 Indian variant

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19
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What we know about the Indian variant as Covid sweeps South Asia

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the predominant lineage of B.1.617 was first identified in India last December, although an earlier version was spotted in October 2020

A worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a construction worker for nucleic acid test in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China, April 7, 2020. China Daily via Reuters
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10 Chinese sailors on cargo ship infected with Indian variant of Covid-19

Swab tests for Covid-19 being conducted at city railway station in Bengaluru Photo :Hindustan Times
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Indian Covid-19 variant found in at least 17 countries: WHO

Travellers pass a sign for a Covid-19 test centre at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Gov’t official might have carried ‘Indian variant’ back home in UK