B.1.617 Variant

• COVID-19: Rise of B.1.617 variant could mean trouble for B.C.’s reopening plan: expert

  The latest data from B.C. health officials shows the variant first identified in India accounted for seven per cent of cases, a figure which has recently been doubling weekly.

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  May 28, 2021
  
• COVID-19 variant first seen in India reaches Waterloo Region

  The COVID-19 variant of concern first identified in India was reported in Waterloo Region for the first time by Waterloo Public Health on Wednesday afternoon.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
  
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• India surpasses 24 million COVID-19 cases as mutant variant spreads across globe

  The Indian B.1.617 variant of the virus has been found in cases in eight countries of the Americas, including Canada and the United States, a WHO infectious diseases expert said.

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  May 14, 2021
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• COVID-19 variant first seen in India designated as global concern, WHO says

  "We classify it as a variant of concern at a global level," said Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19.

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  May 10, 2021
• COVID-19: Ottawa Public Health confirms 3 cases of B.1.617 variant

  Ottawa Public Health is reporting three cases of COVID-19 with the B.1.617 variant, the local first appearance of a strain that has become dominant in India's health crisis.

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  May 5, 2021
• Canada’s response to coronavirus variants does not inspire confidence

  It should really come as no big surprise that we’re starting to find cases of the B.1.617 variant here, Rob Breakenridge says. The question is why we waited so long to respond.

  Commentary

  Apr 24, 2021
• COVID-19: Public Health Ontario confirms 36 cases of B.1.617 variant now in province

  A Public Health Ontario statement said all 36 cases were identified through the agency's surveillance program as well as the provincial airport and land border screening program.

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  Apr 23, 2021
• ‘In a limbo’: Families concerned over India, Pakistan flight ban as COVID-19 cases surge

  Suspension of passenger flights from India and Pakistan amid soaring COVID-19 cases puts South Asian families in Canada in an uncertain situation.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2021
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• COVID-19 variant first detected in India found in Canada. What we know so far

  Dozens of cases of the B.1.617 variant have been identified in British Columbia, and one in Quebec. Is there reason to be concerned?

  Health

  Apr 22, 2021