Indonesia reports coronavirus case with "Eek" mutation; Covid-19 total goes above 1.54 million

A woman receives a dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination program for Green Zone Tourism in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia. The country has reported its first case of a more transmissible new variant of the coronavirus known for reducing vaccine protection. - Reuters

JAKARTA, April 6 (Reuters): Indonesia has reported its first case of a more transmissible new variant of the coronavirus known for reducing vaccine protection, but the government on Tuesday said vaccines being used in the country could withstand the mutation.

The new variant contains the E484K mutation found in variants first identified in South Africa and Brazil.