Canada’s First Case of New COVID Variant Is Detected in BC

Canada’s First Case of New COVID Variant Is Detected in BC
A nurse holds a vial containing a patient's test swab at the National Arts Centre Nov. 18, 2020, in Ottawa, Ont. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The BC Centre for Disease Control has detected Canada’s first known case of a new COVID-19 variant that has swiftly circled the globe, in what one expert says is a reminder the virus never went away.

The centre said the BA. 2.86 variant of the Omicron strain was identified in a person from the Fraser Health region who hadn’t recently been outside the province.