The COVID-19 variant known as B.1.617 has spread to a dozen countries ever since it was discovered in India last year. Researchers have identified three subtypes each with a slightly different genetic make-up of the mutant.

Researchers have identified three subtypes of COVID-19 mutant

A new deadly and more potent variant of the Coronavirus has been detected in Sri Lanka, which has a dangerous potential to remain airborne for an hour and spreads very fast.

New deadly and more potent Coronavirus variant detected in Sri Lanka

Brazil variant of COVID-19 that has been labelled P1 is about twice as transmissible as some of the other wireless trains and is said to be more likely to evade the natural immunity system.

Brazilian P1 COVID-19 variant raises concerns

The discovery of two new coronavirus variants in the UK has led to authorities reclassifying the strains as concerns across the country. The two new mutations of coronavirus found in Bristol and Liverpool have been reclassified as "variant of concern" and "variant under investigation" respectively by the British government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) on Tuesday.

UK finds two new mutations of coronavirus amid virus surge

Two hotels were quarantined with ski schools located in the post resort of St. Moritz in Switzerland being shut down on Monday to control a new variant of the novel coronavirus.

New Covid-19 variant? Hotels quarantined, schools shut down in Swiss ski resort

A top UK scientist has confirmed that one of the novel coronavirus variants found in Brazil is already in Britain. Prof Wendy Barclay, who is heading up the G2P-UK National Virology Consortium, a newly launched project to study the effects of emerging Covid-19 mutations, said one of the two Brazilian variants had been found in the UK.

Brazil variant already in UK, confirms top scientist