India detects novel coronavirus variant

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India detects novel coronavirus variant
March 24, 2021, 10:52 am

A member of an Indian medical team registers upon her arrival at Dubai International Airport on May 9, 2020, to help with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (AFP)

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.

source: Reuters

Image source: AFP

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