There is no truth whatsoever in the assertions: Singapore responds over Arvind Kejriwal new ‘Covid variant’ allegation

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanded to cancel all flights from Singapore as the new Covid variant is affecting the children. “The new form of COVID-19 that has come to Singapore is being said to be extremely dangerous for children. In India it may come as a third wave,” the Delhi Chief Minister had tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. Keeping the same in mind he urged the Central government to cancel air services with Singapore immediately.

While Singapore has taken measures to protest children (such as closing schools) amid an uptick in infections, there’s no official indication that there is a new strain that has originated in the country. The authorities have said that many individuals have tested positive for the B.1.617.2 mutation detected in India.

“There is no truth whatsoever in the assertions found within the reports. There is no “Singapore variant”. The strain that is prevalent in many of the COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated in India. Phylogenetic testing has shown this B.1.617.2 variant to be associated with several clusters in Singapore,” the Singapore in India embassy handle tweeted in response to Kejriwal.