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Nepal confirms presence of third COVID-19 variant ANI 19 May 2021, 05:37 GMT+10 Kathmandu [Nepal], May 19 (ANI): After confirming two variants of coronavirus, Nepal on Tuesday confirmed that there were cases of third variant B.1.617.2 in the country. Nepal s Ministry of Health and Population said three variants of the virus have been detected. B.1.617.2 is the new variant seen in India while B.1.617.1 is the one seen in the UK. Earlier last year, Nepal reported the variant arising from China. With this, three variants of virus have been detected, Dr. Sameer Kumar Adhikari, Assistant Spokesperson for ministry stated in release. According to result of gene sequencing of samples collected from the patients of 35 districts across the country, B.1.617.2 variant was detected in 97 per cent samples while the B.1.617.1 variant was reported from other three per cent samples, Adhikari added.

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