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Explained: How Delta variant, first found in India, is spreading rapidly around the world

Explained: How Delta variant, first found in India, is spreading rapidly around the world
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NEW DELHI: After causing widespread mayhem in India for almost two months, the Delta variant of Covid-19 is now spreading rapidly in several other countries around the world.
The highly transmissible variant, first identified in India in late-2020, is behind the fresh surge being reported in countries like the UK, Israel, Russia and Australia.
While vaccination campaigns have helped bring down infections in numerous — mostly wealthy — countries, the rise of the Delta variant (also known as B.1.617.2) has led to fears of new waves of a virus that has already killed nearly 3.9 million people.
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