India confirms first six cases of new Covid variant

India became the latest country to report the more contagious variant of Covid-19 first identified in the UK, confirming six cases in passengers who had travelled from Britain. Health officials on Tuesday said the six cases with the new variant were found in three southern Indian states: three in Karnataka, two in Telangana and one in Maharashtra. “Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated...