New Delta Plus COVID-19 variant has been seen in Europe since March: Govt

The Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in India, has played a "major role" in the second COVID-19 wave, NITI Aayog's Dr VK Paul said. "An additional mutation of this variant...Delta Plus has been detected and submitted to global data system. It's been seen in Europe since March and was brought into the public domain on June 13," he added.