The B.1.617 variant case was detected among samples taken from Indian travellers who were working in Kisumu. A case of the Indian variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Kenya, the country's health ministry said Wednesday, a few days after it was also confirmed in neighbouring Uganda. The case was detected among samples taken from Indian travellers who were working in Kisumu, a city in western Kenya, he added. The variant has also been detected in Uganda, where one case was found in a recent traveller from India. Uganda meanwhile says it has detected five Covid variants including those first identified in India, South Africa and Britain.

Source: News 24 May 05, 2021 15:33 UTC