LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Public Health England said on
Friday that coronavirus variant B.1.617.2, which was first
identified in India, would be classified as a variant of concern
due to evidence it was more transmissible.
It said that the other characteristics of the variant were
still being investigated.
"There is currently insufficient evidence to indicate that
any of the variants recently detected in India cause more severe
disease or render the vaccines currently deployed any less
effective," PHE said in a statement.
(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Michael Holden)