new C.1.2 Covid-19 variant have been detected in India so far, according to the ANI news agency. C.1.2, the new and deadlier variant of Covid-19, first reported from South Africa, has now spread to China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland as of August 13, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
No case of new COVID-19 variant C.1.2 reported in India so far: Govt sources Covid-19 variant C.1.2: What India is doing? With a new and deadlier variant of COVID-19 - C.1.2 - being detected in several countries, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said special arrangements will be made at airports to screen visitors from those nations.