Health & ScienceNew Covid variant PJ.2.1 spreads across eight countries as health agencies watch its growth
A new SARS-CoV-2 lineage, PJ.2.1, first detected in Canada in May, has now been found in the United States, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, France and Spain, and the World Health Organisation is monitoring it closely.
Health & Science · 12 Nov 2026, 6:05 am