covid variant

• R.1 COVID-19 variant not an ‘imminent threat’ as Delta stays dominant: expert

  The COVID variant R.1 was first reported to be circulating in multiple countries by the World Health Organization in January, but it never made a significant impact in Canada.

  Health

  Sep 30
• COVID-19: 1 new case for Peterborough area; variant cumulative cases at 827

  The number of COVID-19 variant cases in the Peterborough area jumped to 827 Tuesday, up from 818 reported on Monday.

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  Aug 10
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• Delta variant of COVID-19 now makes up nearly 4 in 10 cases in B.C., data shows

  The data comes as the province reported more than 100 new cases in a 24-hour period for the first time in five weeks.

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  Jul 23
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• Delta variant on track to be dominant COVID-19 strain in Europe by August: WHO

  Dr. Catherine Smallwood, senior emergency officer at WHO Europe, warned governments not to lift social distancing measures amid increased transmission.

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  Jul 1
• ‘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.

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  Jun 22
• Boris Johnson extends lockdown for 4 weeks due to Delta COVID-19 variant

  Boris Johnson delayed his plans to lift COVID-19 lockdown restrictions by a month, warning that the delta variant meant if he did nothing thousands more people might die.

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  Jun 14
• 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.

  Health

  May 28
• U.K.’s full reopening plan could be jeopardized by spread of B.1.617.2 variant

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned the variant poses a risk to the country's way out all COVID-19 restrictions.

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  May 27
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• Canada may extend travel ban on India, Pakistan as COVID-19 remains concern, feds say

  Health Canada and Transport Canada both said they are still monitoring developments in India and Pakistan, but would not say definitively if the travel ban will be extended.

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  May 20
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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