Third wave of pandemic in Punjab linked to British virus strain Published On Third wave of pandemic in Punjab linked to British virus strain LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid has made the revelation that 70% of new coronavirus cases in Lahore and three other districts of Punjab were of the new virus strain that originated in Britain. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the Punjab Health Minister said that 70% of the coronavirus cases in Lahore, Jhelum, Okara and Gujarat had the British strain, adding that a large number of people from these districts travel to the UK. She said that while the British and Wuhan viruses are similar in severity, the British strain spreads more rapidly.