New coronavirus variant, described as 'double mutant', reported in India
by Reuters from on (#5FRP8)
Experts say there is no evidence that the new variant found in Maharashtra is more transmissible or lethal
India has reported a new variant of the coronavirus as it struggled with the highest single-day tally of new infections and deaths this year.
The variant, described by officials as a double mutant", has been found in more than 200 samples in the hardest-hit western state of Maharashtra, which is home to India's financial capital of Mumbai.
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