'Dangerous' Covid strain originated in India: Singapore on Arvind Kejriwal's tweet
Day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the Central government to cancel all air services with Singapore in view of the "new strain of coronavirus', Singapore dismissed such reports.
Singapore has dismissed the reports quoting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal that a “very dangerous" strain of the coronavirus was prevalent in the city state. It said that there was “no truth whatsoever” in such assertions.
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Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal had said that the new strain of coronavirus could invade India in the form of a third wave.
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He had tweeted in Hindi: "The new strain of coronavirus in Singapore was said to be very dangerous for children and it could reach Delhi in the form of a third wave. My appeal to the Central government: 1. Cancel all air services with Singapore 2. Work on vaccine alternatives for children on priority."
Meanwhile, Singapore's health ministry, responding to Kejriwal's tweet, said that there was no truth whatsoever in the assertions found within the reports.
It stated that there was no Singapore variant and that the strain that was found in many of the COVID-19 cases was B.1.617.2 variant, which was originated in India.
It added that the phylogenetic testing has shown B.1.617.2 variant to be associated with many clusters in Singapore.
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