"This is not a Colombian variant, this variant originated in the entire northern part of South America and the Caribbean, what happens is that the first country that identified it was Colombia," says Fernando Ruiz, Minister of Health of the Colombian government, before the nickname for the variant known to the World Health Organization as B.1.621.
Colombian Minister of Health denies that there is a "Colombian variant" | Video | CNN
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"This is not a Colombian variant, this variant originated in the entire northern part of South America and the Caribbean, what happens is that the first country that the | United States | CNN