It would not be proper to spread fears over unfinished research into the subject, Prof Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, the chairman of BCSIR, told bdnews24.com on Wednesday. Media outlets reported that Bangladesh has discovered the new coronavirus variant nearly similar to that of the United Kingdom. Any comment that could create panic is unnecessary,” Prof Shaikh said. Singapore has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, the city-state said, while 11 others who were already in quarantine had returned preliminarily positive results for the new strain. All the cases, which were imported from Europe, had been placed in 14-day quarantine at dedicated facilities or isolated upon arrival, and their close contacts had been quarantined earlier.

Source: bd News24 December 24, 2020 10:30 UTC