B.1.617 variant

Lilaben Gautambhai Modi, 80, wearing an oxygen mask, sits inside an ambulance as she waits to enter a Covid-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Ahmedabad, India, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Health experts say India missed early alarm, let deadly coronavirus variant spread

The variant, now known as B.1.617, triggered a catastrophic wave of coronavirus cases in India and has since spread to more than 40 other countries. In May, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Bodies of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) victims are cremated on the bank of Bagmati River as the country recorded the highest daily increase in deaths since the pandemic began, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Coronavirus chronicle

Indian Covid-19 variant found in 44 countries, all regions: WHO

Swab tests for Covid-19 being conducted at city railway station in Bengaluru Photo :Hindustan Times
Coronavirus chronicle

Indian Covid-19 variant found in at least 17 countries: WHO