by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern”, the World Health Organization said Monday. The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19 first found in India last October seemed to be transmitting more easily. “There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility of the B.1.617,” Maria Van Kerkhove, […]