Only one of three strains of B.1.617 COVID-19 variant first detected in India now a "variant of concern," says WHO
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The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India and was divided in three lineages.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said only B.1.617.2, one of the three strains of the , is a “variant of concern” now and noted that lower rates of transmission have been observed for the other two lineages. The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India and was divided in three lineages - B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3. In the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published on Tuesday, WHO said available findings for lineages B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 were initially used to designate B.1.617 a global Variant of Concern (VOC) on May 11 this year.More Related News