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New mutation of Brazilian COVID variant found in Florida
Sun Sentinel 5/10/2021 Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Florida’s Department of Health has reported a new coronavirus variant of concern in the state, a mutation of the highly contagious variant first discovered in Brazil.
So far, two cases of the variant known as P2 have emerged in Florida, in a 74-year-old man in Broward County and a 51-year-old woman in Duval County. The variant has a slightly different sequence than the P1 strain, which in Brazil has been found to be more likely to re-infect people who have already had COVID-19 compared to the original virus.
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India Coronavirus Cases Top 20 Million As US, Europe Ease Curbs By Bhuvan Bagga, with AFP Bureaus
05/04/21 AT 12:57 AM
India s coronavirus caseload topped 20 million on Tuesday as it struggled to contain a huge outbreak, in stark contrast to gradual reopenings in the United States and Europe.
Rapid immunisation programmes in wealthier nations have helped suppress outbreaks, and the European Union was even looking at allowing vaccinated foreign tourists into the bloc as early as next month. Scores died over the weekend in Indian hospitals hit by shortages that have forced clinics in the capital to send urgent appeals for help on social media Photo: AFP / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA