Indian Virus Variant Found in Three African Countries, CDC Says
- Covid-19 variant has been dectected in Kenya, Uganda, Morocco
- Just 1.1% of Africa’s 1.3 billion people have been inoculated
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The coronavirus strain circulating in India has been detected in three African countries, according to the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Authorities in Kenya, Uganda and Morocco have reported the presence of the variant known as B.1.617, John Nkengasong, the center’s director, said in an online briefing Thursday. Five cases have been found in Kenya and one in Uganda, while the Moroccan government is “investigating some cases there,” he said.