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The report said B.1.617 had shown increased transmissibility, while disease severity and risk of infection were under investigation.

Live COVID-19 updates: Argentina reports 32,171 new cases Xinhua 23 May 2021, 19:30 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - BUENOS AIRES -- Argentinas Ministry of Health on Saturday reported another 32,171 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total caseload to 3,514,683. Additionally, another 297 deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 73,688. - - - - BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported o...

COVID Variant First Detected in India Spreads to Nearly 50 Countries Voice of America 12 May 2021, 22:05 GMT+10 A day after declaring the COVID-19 variant first detected in India as one of global concern, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday that the variant has spread to 49 countries. The U.N. health agencys new concern about the B.1.617 variant comes as India recorded 4,205 COVID-19 deaths, a new one-day record that pushed the South Asian nations overall death toll from the pande...

NEW DELHI -- India COVID-19 tally crossed the 20-million mark, reaching 20,282,833 on Tuesday, as 357,229 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, co