Very worrying new Covid mutant linked with explosion of cases in the Amazon
Four Japanese travellers tested positive for the suspected new strain after returning from the Amazon, with dead bodies piling up in refrigeration trucks as hospitals are overwhelmed
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Most Brazilians are oblivious to the highly contagious new coronavirus strain which has sparked an explosive second wave sweeping through their country and causing alarm around the world.
The Latin American nation passed 200,000 deaths from the pandemic earlier this week, the second highest toll worldwide.
Now in the midst of a second devastating wave, the country registered its highest daily average of Covid infections this week, with 54,784 confirmed cases on average per day - up 51 per cent on two weeks ago.
The emergence of a new mutation of the virus, believed to have originated in the northern jungle state of Amazonas, now threatens to overwhelm the country once more and lead to many more deaths.