Covid Variant India

• ‘Delta plus’: India declares new COVID-19 variant to be of concern

  India's federal health ministry said Delta plus showed increased transmissibility and advised states to increase testing.

  World

  Jun 22, 2021
  
• U.K. urges caution on COVID-19 variant first seen in India. Should Canadians worry?

  A COVID-19 variant first identified in India is spreading rapidly in England, but Canadian experts say so far, there's no evidence that it can easily get past vaccines.

  Health

  May 21, 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.

  World

  May 14, 2021
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• Canada banning flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days as COVID-19 cases soar

  The news comes after a so-called 'double mutant' variant of COVID-19 feared to be driving a record surge in new cases in India was found in Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2021