COVID-19 variant first detected in India that’s being looked at as a possible contributor to rampant spread of the virus in that country.The Ministry of Health said the province had identified 39 cases of the B.1617 variant as of April 4, but that it hadn’t been flagged as either a variant of concern or variant under investigation at that point.
Ottawa consulting on stricter border measures, won’t stop flights from India B.1617 has now been designated a variant of interest, and the “BCCDC and the BCCDC Public Health Lab are reviewing genetic sequencing information and linking to case details and will be able to provide an update on the number and nature of these cases later this week,” a ministry spokesperson said in an email.The B.C.