Coronavirus Variant

Covid-19 variant 'Mu' behind Colombia's deadliest pandemic wave yet

The World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus variant "Mu" as a "variant of interest."

US to spend $3.2B on antiviral pills for Covid-19 – latest updates

Coronavirus has claimed lives of more than 3.8M people and infected over 177M globally. Here are the latest Covid-related developments for June 17:

Sputnik V highly effective against Brazil virus variant – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected over 167M people and has killed more than 3.4M globally. Here are virus-related developments for May 24:

WHO warns of Africa Covid-19 spike amid slow vaccination – latest updates

Covid-19 has killed more than 3.2M people and infected over 156.4M others globally. Here are all the coronavirus-related developments for May 6:

Here is what you need to know about India's Covid-19 B.1.617 variant

The World Health Organization says the predominant lineage of B.1.617 was first identified in India last December, although an earlier version was spotted in October 2020. We tackle frequently asked questions about the so-called "double variant":

France’s new Covid-19 variant can’t be screened using a PCR test

A struggling economy, vaccine side effects and a new variant that can evade PCR tests are making France’s Covid-19 strategy inordinately difficult.

What we know about P.1 Covid-19 variant in Brazil

Researchers have said that while the new strain is more transmissible, there is no evidence it has an increased risk of causing severe infections.

Scientists: UK Covid-19 variant 'likely to sweep the world'

Director of the Covid-19 Genomics UK consortium, said vaccines were so far effective against the variants in the United Kingdom, but that mutations could potentially undermine the shots.

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine protective against variant first seen in UK

Trial data from University of Oxford and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine shows it offers similar efficacy against original virus and its more easily transmissible variant circulating in the UK.

Johnson: UK likely to see more stringent measures to control virus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns that tougher lockdown restrictions are likely as the country's infection rates reach highest recorded levels.