Following Singapore’s strong objection to Arvind Kejriwal’s claims of a ‘Singapore variant’ of Covid-19, India’s Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar has clarified that Delhi CM does not speak for India.
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Singapore s government has said there is no truth to an assertion by Delhi s chief minister that a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected in the city state.
Delhi s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had called for a halt to flights, saying a new Singapore strain was extremely dangerous for children .
He added that it could result in a third wave of the infection in India.
Singapore s ministry of health has reacted strongly to the claims. The strain that is prevalent in many of the Covid-19 cases in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated in India. Phylogenetic testing has shown this B.1.617.2 variant to be associated with several clusters in Singapore, Singapore s Ministry of Health said in a statement.
On 18 May, Delhi Chief Arvind Kejriwal said a new strain of the deadly coronavirus had been detected in Singapore. In a Twitter post, the 52-year-old Indian.
Singapore netizens accuse Delhi CM Kejriwal of spreading misinformation on Covid, seek apology
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Last Updated: May 19, 2021, 04:32 PM IST
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Angry reactions from Singaporeans on social media came after Kejriwal on Twitter said that the new strain of coronavirus found in Singapore could invade India in the form of a third wave.
ANI The new form of coronavirus in Singapore is said to be very dangerous for children. It could reach Delhi in the form of a third wave, the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had tweeted on Tuesday.
Netizens in Singapore have called out Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for claiming that a very dangerous strain of the COVID-19 was prevalent in the city state, accusing him of spreading misinformation while seeking an apology and recommending a fact checking.