The number of recorded COVID-19 infections in India yesterday climbed above 24 million amid reports that a highly transmissible mutant strain first detected in the country was spreading across the globe.
The Indian B.1.617 variant of the virus has been detected in eight countries of the Americas, including Canada and the US, said Jairo Mendez, a WHO infectious diseases expert.
The mutant strain has also been detected in the UK, as well as in Singapore.
In the Americas, people infected with the variant included travelers in Panama and Argentina who had arrived from India or Europe.
In the Caribbean, cases of the Indian
В Индии число случаев коронавируса превысило 24 млн
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Количество заражений COVID в Индии превысило 24 миллиона
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