The World Health Organization says that the B.1.617 variant first detected in India in October has now been detected in more than 4,500 samples from 44 countries that were uploaded to an open-access database.
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".
The WorldHealth Organization says the B.1.617 variant first found in India in October had been detected in more than 4,500 samples uploaded to an open-access database from 44 countries.
The World Health Organization says thatthe B.1.617 variant first detected in India in October hasnowbeen detected in more than 4,500 samples from44countriesthatwereuploaded to an open-access database.