Britain Changing Protocols to Combat Virus Variant The spread of a variant first detected in India offers a warning for countries easing restrictions even though their vaccination campaigns are incomplete. The British authorities are considering reintroducing local lockdowns to stem the spread of a coronavirus variant first detected in India. The B.1.617 variant has been found in virus samples from 44 countries and was designated a variant of concern by the W.H.O. Experts link the sharp rise in cases in Uruguay to the P.1 virus variant detected in Brazil. But, in pattern seen in nation after nation battered by the virus, death rates often plateau a few weeks later.

Source: New York Times May 14, 2021 17:05 UTC