Public Health England (PHE) announced on Thursday that 109 cases of the C.36.3 variant have been detected so far, including 33 in London. Here is everything we know about the C.36.3 variant so far. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)The C.36.3 variant was first detected in Thailand in a person who had travelled from Egypt. Bangkok slams 'Thai' variant nameC.36.3 has been described in media reports as the "Thai variant", a name that has prompted a fierce backlash from ministers in Bangkok. Thailand's government on Friday said there is "no Thai Covid-19 variant" because the C.36.3 variant "has not been found in the domestic infection" in that country.

Source: Daily Mirror May 28, 2021 13:36 UTC