Covid: Vietnam detects new UK-Indian variant, health officials say

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The mutation, a combination of the Indian and UK variants, is described by officials as 'very dangerous'.

The variant of Covid-19 first identified in India last October - called B.1.617.2 - is more transmissible than the UK/Kent variant - also known as B.1.1.7 - according to experts.

There is no evidence that any mutations of the coronavirus cause much more serious illness for the vast majority of people.

 

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You bloody basturds..... This is China Virus basturd..... Don't call it India originated virus basturds otherwise your BBC India will be in Jail very soon.

🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏽 What's going on your mind, reporters? wuhanvirus chinavirus

How dare you use UK India with COVID variant? I dare you to call it the ChinaVirus or WuhanVirus from where it originated. jack Twitter will you dare mark it as ManipulatedMedia? MeityPib rsprasad PMOIndia HMOIndia

And yet no guts to say it chineesevirus name all others but the culprit!

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