DUBLIN: Three cases of the Brazilian variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Ireland for the first time, the Department of Health said.All are directly associated with recent travel from the South.
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Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 11:05 Updated: Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 22:01
Three cases of the Brazil Covid-19 variant (P1) have been identified in the State for the first time, the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) said on Friday night.
All of the cases identified are directly associated with recent travel from Brazil.
The country has been recently designated as a category 2 and arrivals are required to quarantine at home for 14 days.
Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn said “This P1 variant has previously been identified in a small number of European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. While there is currently no microbiological or epidemiological evidence of any change in transmissibility of P1, this is plausible. Further studies are required to determine whether thi