AdvertisementThe Indian Covid variant that is surging in Britain could spread up to 60 per cent faster than the dominant Kent strain, a scientist has claimed. 'I think our view is that this is a highly transmissible variant, at least as transmissible as the B.1.1.7 variant. But Mr Hancock suggested the Indian strain should not yet threaten this because it did not seem to pose significant problems to vaccinated people. 'We have this variant that was first seen in India – the so-called Indian variant – we have seen that grow. WHO classifies India's Covid strain a 'variant of concern' The World Health Organization (WHO) has branded the Indian coronavirus variant as being of global concern.

Source: Daily Mail May 11, 2021 17:59 UTC