Taking umbrage against the B.1.617 mutant of the novel coronavirus being termed an "Indian Variant", the Union health ministry on Wednesday said the World Health Organisation has not used the word......
Covishield and Covaxin -- the two coronavirus vaccines currently in use in India -- have efficacy against the 'Indian strain' and show "milder" illness in case of infection post vaccination, a......
The 'Indian strain' of the coronavirus carries higher transmissibility similar to the United Kingdom variant, but there is little evidence so far of it being more lethal than the original virus,......
The B.1.617 Covid-19 variant, first detected in India, has now been found in 53 countries, according to the World Health Organisation's Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, published May......
The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus first identified in India last year has been found in 44 countries, says the World Health Organization which has classified it as a ‘variant of......