WHO renames coronavirus B.1.617.2 strain, first identified in India, as `Delta variant`

Apart from the B.1.617.2 variant, the B.1.1.7 strain first identified in the United Kingdom has been identified as `Alpha variant`. The VOCs that were identified in South Africa and Brazil have been named `Beta` and `Gamma` respectively.

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