Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday that laboratory analysis had found two Brazilian cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the first reported cases in Latin America.
›Covid-19: Of 15,000 virus sequences, 11% comprise of UK, SA and Brazil variants; UK strain dominant in India
Covid-19: Of 15,000 virus sequences, 11% comprise of UK, SA and Brazil variants; UK strain dominant in India
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Covid-19: Of 15,000 virus sequences, 11% comprise of UK, SA and Brazil variants; UK strain dominant in IndiaANI
Last Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 02:28 PM IST
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Last year at the time when the virus broke its loose pan-India, Maharashtra was hit badly with most reported cases of which almost close to 20 per cent cases were showing the trace of double mutant - an Indian variant called B.1.617 lineage.
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An Indian variant lineage B.1.617 (also called double mutant and first seen in Maharastra) has now spread to many other States. (Representative Image)
First case of P.1 COVID-19 variant found in Michigan
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BAY COUNTY, Mich. â The first case of the P.1 or Brazil variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Michigan in a Bay County resident.
It was first reported by commercial lab Quest and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was notified Wednesday, according to a news release Thursday.
Bay County Health Department has been notified and is investigating the individualâs exposure history to try to find the source of the infection.
The county is also confirming appropriate isolation measures, recontacting identified contacts and requiring a full 14-day quarantine period for all close contacts.
Hospitals in Brazil buckle as COVID-19 variant cases surge across country David Biller and DeBora Alvares RIO DE JANEIRO Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Brazil’s hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country, the president insists on unproven treatments and the only attempt to create a national plan to contain COVID-19 has just fallen short.
For the last week, Brazilian governors sought to do something President Jair Bolsonaro obstinately rejects: cobble together a proposal for states to help curb the nation’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak yet. The effort was expected to include a curfew, prohibition of crowded events and limits on the hours non-essential services can operate.