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The European Medicines Agency says the four vaccines approved in the European Union – Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson – seem to be protecting against all strains circulating in the continent.

This comes after four days of more than 100 new cases a day.

A government report has found that cases are 'rising exponentially' across England, driven by mostly unvaccinated age groups.

Dr Zaini Hussin says it's possible that the majority of Covid-19 cases in Kelantan are of the Beta variant.

The Delta variant, which first emerged in India, has caused a rise in cases in the UK.

The new variant, which is said to spread quickly by air, is a combination of the Indian and British strains, health authorities say.

The WHO report says B.1.617 has shown increased transmissibility, while disease severity and risk of infection are under investigation.

Labelled VOC 20I/484Q, the strain is related to the British variant of Covid-19, but with an additional mutation also carried by the South African and Brazilian variants.

Singapore slams Delhi CM for making 'unfounded assertions' about a virus variant allegedly from the city-state.

The B.1.617 variant of Covid-19 was first found in India in October.

It will be added to the list containing three other variants of Covid-19 – those first detected in Britain, Brazil and South Africa – which WHO has classified as being 'of concern'.

The B.1.617.1 variant was detected in an Indian national screened at KLIA.