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May
15
2021
By The African Mirror
India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 million

India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 million

WORLD
TANYI MEHTA and SHILPA JAMKHANDIKAR PRIME Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 through India's vast countryside on Friday, as 4,000 people died from the virus for the third straight day and total infections crossed 24 million. India is in the grip of the highly transmissible B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, first detected there and now appearing across the globe. Modi said his government was "on a war footing" to try to contain it. "The outbreak is reaching rural areas with great speed," he said, addressing farmers in a virtual conference. "I want to once…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
WHO classifies India variant as being of global concern

WHO classifies India variant as being of global concern

NEWS
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY and EMMA FARGE The World Health Organization announced yesterday that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily. The B.1.617 variant is the fourth variant to be designated as being of global concern and requiring heightened tracking and analysis. The others are those first detected in Britain, South Africa and Brazil. "We are classifying this as a variant of concern at a global level," Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19, told a briefing. "There is some…
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