Daily Monitor Sunday May 02 2021 Summary Government confirmed that Uganda has registered the Indian Covid-19 variant B.1.617. A key question is whether a new variant with potentially worrying mutations -- B.1.617 -- is behind what is currently the world’s fastest-growing outbreak. Advertisement As the year progresses, Covid-19 is still here with us and keeping our scientists on their toes. India is battling a record-breaking rise in Covid-19 infections that has overwhelmed hospitals and led to severe bed and oxygen shortages. A key question is whether a new variant with potentially worrying mutations -- B.1.617 -- is behind what is currently the world’s fastest-growing outbreak, which added more than 300,000 fresh infections Thursday.