Brazil detects new coronavirus variant similar to one first found in SA
Patient has no history of travel to SA, says biomedical institute chief
31 March 2021 - 21:04
Sao Paulo — Brazil has detected a new Covid-19 variant in Sao Paulo state that is similar to the one first found in SA, the head of the state's Butantan biomedical institute said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference the day after Brazil suffered a record 3,780 deaths in a day, Butantan president Dimas Covas said the patient with the variant had no history of travel to SA...
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