Vietnam Health Minister said that scientists identified the variant while examining the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients.
Officials believe PM Boris Johnson was too late to close its border with India for political reasons and now scientists fear the UK has exposed its vulnerability to the new strain.
The health ministry dismissed 'unfounded' media reports that termed B.1.617 Covid variant as an 'Indian variant' — a strain that WHO recently said was 'of global concern'.
The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus consists of at least 3 sub-lineages — B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3. The B.1.617.2 lineage is now growing in prevalence across the country.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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