The India-dominant coronavirus variant has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World Health Organization report showed Wednesday.
The WHO has received information from unofficial sources that the B.1.617 variant has been found in seven further territories, figures in the UN health agency's weekly epidemiological update showed, taking the total number to 60.
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