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˿Ƶregrets the unfounded assertions made on Facebook and Twitter by Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal that a variant of COVID-19 found in Singapore was particularly harmful to children and could cause a third wave of infections in India. ˿Ƶis disappointed that a prominent political figure had failed to ascertain the facts before making such claims. ˿Ƶmet the High Commissioner of India P Kumaran this morning to express these concerns.
As highlighted by MOH in its press release of 18 May 2021, there is no “Singapore variant”. The strain prevalent in many of the COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which was first detected in India.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
19 MAY 2021