India’s Double Mutant Covid Strain More Transmissible Than Other Variants: WHO South East Asia is witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases owing to India. The double mutant Covid strain found here is more contagious, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan, reportedly said Outlook Web Bureau 10 May 2021, Last Updated at 10:40 pm PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-10T22:31:51+05:30 India’s Double Mutant Covid Strain More Transmissible Than Other Variants: WHO outlookindia.com 2021-05-10T22:40:21+05:30 Also read The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday categorised the double mutant variant of coronavirus found in India as a “variant of concern”. According to reports, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan also said that the Indian variant is more contagious and transmissible however, adding that it is not vaccine resistant.