{"id":23738,"date":"2021-05-12T22:13:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=23738"},"modified":"2021-05-13T00:00:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T21:00:58","slug":"india-covid-variant-spreads-to-more-african-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/12\/india-covid-variant-spreads-to-more-african-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"India Covid Variant Spreads To More African Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three more African countries &#8211; Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria &#8211; have now detected the Indian variant of coronavirus, Dr Ngoy Nsenga, from the World Health Organization (WHO), has told the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The confirmation brings to seven the number of African nations that have confirmed the B.1.617 mutation, which initial studies show spreads more easily than other variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Nsenga, who co-ordinates the WHO&#8217;s Covid-19 response in Africa, said he had no further details on the number of cases or travel history of the people who tested positive in Algeria, Dr Congo and Nigeria, .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four African countries have already confirmed the presence of the B.1.617 variant all linked with recent travel to India. 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