### [2021-05-12](/feed/2021/05/12/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October, had been detected in more than 4,500 samples uploaded to an open-access database "from 44 countries in all six WHO regions". 

Besides India, Britain had reported the largest number of Covid cases caused by the variant.


### Sources:

1. [Khaleej Times](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/covid-19--indian-variant-found-in-44-countries-who-says) [Image](https://images.khaleejtimes.com/storyimage/KT/20210512/ARTICLE/210519780/AR/0/AR-210519780.jpg&NCS_modified=20210512042817&exif=.jpg)

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