The chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), Soumya Swaminathan, said that the Indian COVID-19 mutation is one of the main reasons for the rapid spread of the coronavirus in India.

According to The New York Times, the Indian mutation is more resistant to vaccines compared to the regular mutation.

Swaminathan added in a press statement Saturday that the Indian COVID-19 strain, which was discovered for the first time in India in October, is definitely one of the main factors in accelerating the spread of the virus.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, India has confirmed 22,296,414 cases and 242,398 deaths.