COVID-19 variant

Toronto (Rajeev Sharma): A new subvariant of COVID-19, identified as BA.3.2, has officially been recorded in Ontario after surfacing in nearly two dozen countries and half of the United States. Public Health Ontario’s latest epidemiological data confirmed 21 cases of the variant between mid-January and mid-February 2026. First discovered in South Africa in late 2024 and later identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control through traveller surveillance, the strain has since been tracked through wastewater samples across 25 American states. Despite its rapid geographical expansion, health officials in Canada are monitoring the situation without immediate alarm. Infectious disease specialist…