Digital Journal

Brazil detects first case of South African variant as deaths soar

With almost 337,000 deaths from the coronavirus, second only to the United States, Brazil recorded an additional 4,195 deaths from the virus in 24 hours on Tuesday. Hospitals are full and healthcare ...
Digital Journal

Brazilian variant of coronavirus detected in U.S. for first time

“The emergence of this variant raises concerns of a potential increase in transmissibility or propensity for SARS-CoV-2 re-infection of individuals,” the CDC says on its website. The CDC explains that ...
Reuters

Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous -study

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it ...
WXYZ

Minnesota case marks 1st detection of Brazil variant in US

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials say a new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States in a person who recently traveled from Brazil to Minnesota. State ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Coronavirus variant P.1 surging in Brazil 'deeply worrying,' experts say

Amid the push to get the COVID-19 vaccine to many as possible to stem the pandemic, a new variant of the coronavirus that exploded in Brazil and has since been reported in the U.S. is causing concern ...