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WHO classifies Indian Covid-19 strain as 'variant of concern'
Updated On: 10 May, 2021 12:00 AM IST | United Nations | PTI
“In consultation with our virus evolution working group, and our Epi teams and our lab teams internally, there is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of B.1.617, as such we are classifying this as a variant of concern at the global level,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Covid-19 Technical Lead at the WHO.
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The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, has been classified as a “variant of concern” at the global level by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Covid-19 Technical Lead at the WHO, said Monday that the B.1.617 virus variant that was first identified in India had been classified as a “variant of interest” by the WHO.
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