â Indian vaccine maker asks U.S. to ease export curbs â South Africa takes first step to offer shots to the elderly â Tokyo Olympic organizers again say postponed games will open in just 100 days despite Japan's virus surge âââ HEREâS WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: RICHMOND, Va. â The first cases of the so-called Brazil COVID-19 variant have been identified in two samples from residents of Virginia, state health officials said Friday. In a news release, the Virginia Department of Health said one case involving the P.1 variant was identified in an adult resident of the Northwest Region who had a history of domestic travel during the exposure period. The second case was identified in an adult resident of the Eastern Region with no history of travel, the department said.