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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 ...
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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, ...

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 ...