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New Covid strain in Singapore: What we know so far about B.1.617 variant affecting children
new mutations of coronavirus, particularly the B.1.167 Covid variant, were affecting younger children and it would shut all schools as it prepares to close all schools from Wednesday.Authorities in Singapore said that primary and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges, would shift to full home-based learning from Wednesday until the end of the school term on 28 May.Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in a press briefing that the strain, B.1.617, "appears to affect children more".However, there is no official confirmation at this stage on how many children have been affected by the new variant of Covid-19 in Singapore."Some of these mutations are much more virulent and they seem to attack the younger children," Education