COVID-19: Indian variant classified as matter of global concern by WHO
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Tuesday May 11, 2021
WHO Technical lead head COVID-19 Maria Van Kerkhove attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland July 3, 2020. REUTERS/File Photo
The B.1.617 variant is the fourth variant to be designated as being of global concern.
WHO says the predominant lineage of B.1.617 was first identified in India in December.
WHO s chief scientist says studies were under way in India to examine the variant s transmissibility.
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday 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.
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Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO s technical lead for Covid-19, said the agency will provide more details in its situation report Tuesday.
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A World Health Organization official said Monday it is reclassifying the highly contagious triple-mutant Covid variant spreading in India as a variant of concern, indicating that it s become a global health threat.
An international effort, the Covax scheme, was set up last year to try to ensure fair access to vaccines among rich and poor nations but the global situation remains vastly uneven.
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world needs to help poorer nations with vaccines.
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More than 49 million vaccine doses have been delivered through Covax so far.
But a further $35bn-$45bn (NZ$49-62bn) is needed over the course of next year to ensure most adults are immunised, according to the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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