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Wednesday, 07 Apr, 2021
Singapore variant of COVID-19 unlikely to emerge due to low cases: experts (Yahoo News Singapore)
There is "little to no chance" that a local variant of the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, would emerge in Singapore given the city-state's smaller outbreak of cases, said local infectious diseases experts. There is no evidence of any large outbreaks of more contagious variants imported from overseas despite people who had flown into Singapore and tested positive for the UK variant, added Professor Gavin Smith, interim director of Duke-NUS’ EID Programme.
Original article: Singapore variant of COVID-19 unlikely to emerge due to low cases: experts (Yahoo News Singapore)