Brazil coronavirus variant: what is it and why is it a concern? An expert explains
(World News Brazil)

British health authorities are currently hunting for an unknown person who has tested positive for a variant of the coronavirus known as P1. Sometimes called the Brazil variant, P1 is feared to be more transmissible than earlier forms of the coronavirus. It may also be partially resistant to immunity generated by prior infections or vaccination. Six people have tested positive with P1 in the UK, but one of them didn`t leave contact details behind when completing their test. This has sparked an urgent effort to find this person and trace their contacts to limit the variant`s spread. The variant is believed to have...