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New COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 raises alarm: Children 5 times more vulnerable

A new COVID-19 strain, popularly referred to as the Cicada variant or the BA.3.2, is raising fresh concerns among health experts worldwide. Early observations suggest that this new COVID variant may ...

Flights from Delhi to Vancouver questioned as India suffers record COVID-19 surge

As COVID-19 cases in India surge to extreme levels and a new variant of the virus first identified there has shown up in at least 39 cases in B.C., questions are being raised about whether flights ...
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Kids may be more likely to get the new ‘Cicada’ variant of Covid-19, scientists say. Here’s what to know about BA.3.2

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it’s not causing more severe disease – in kids or in adults. Rather, ...