Vietnam detects new COVID-19 variant, hybrid of India, U.K. strains It says that an outbreak was declared at the mine earlier this month involving the B.1.617 variant, which was first identified in India.Waterloo Public Health says anyone who has returned to that area since the end of last month is considered a high-risk contact.The agency says it has been notified of one local case and seven high-risk contacts connected with the outbreak at the mine.It says it is issuing the advisory in the hope that anyone else who may have returned from the mine is aware of the need to self-isolate.
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