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While the world authorities monitor with concern the progress of the delta variant of the coronavirus, now the lambda variant has been designated as an Investigational Variant (VUI) by the English health authority Public Health England due to the expansion international and several notable mutations.
The lambda variant was classified as a Variant of Interest by the World Health Organization (WHO) on June 14.
It was first identified in August 2020, and its origin is believed to be in Peru.
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Lambda has been detected in 29 countries, and many of them are mainly found in Latin America, according to the WHO.
There is currently no evidence that the Lambda variant causes more serious illness or makes current UK coronavirus vaccines less effective, PHE added.
To date, six cases of lambda have been identified across the UK, all related to overseas travel, PHE said.
With information from Eleanor Pickston and James Briggs of CNN in London
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