Health
New virus strain reaches hard-hit Brazil – The West Australian
Pandemic hotspot Brazil has detected its first cases of a more-transmissible new strain of coronavirus, the health secretariat of the state of Sao Paulo says.
The first two cases of a new, more contagious strain of coronavirus have been detected in Brazil, the health secretariat of the state of Sao Paulo says.
The Instituto Adolfo Lutz, a national reference laboratory in Sao Paulo, confirmed the cases on Monday.
One of the patients was described as a 25-year-old woman who lives in Sao Paulo and has had contact with travellers who have been to Europe.
The other person is a 34-year-old whose background and place of residence are still being checked by authorities.
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