India detects novel coronavirus variant

Reuters | New Delhi The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com India's health ministry said on Wednesday that a novel variant of the coronavirus had been detected in the country in addition to many other variants of concern (VOCs) also found abroad. "Though VOCs and a new do

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Published 24 March 2021, 8:00 · Updated 21:45

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Reuters | New Delhi

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

India’s health ministry said on Wednesday that a novel variant of the coronavirus had been detected in the country in addition to many other variants of concern (VOCs) also found abroad.

“Though VOCs and a new double mutant variant have been found in India, these have not been detected in numbers sufficient to either establish a direct relationship or explain the rapid increase in cases in some states,” the health ministry said in a statement.

India detects novel coronavirus variant

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