WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE BRAZIL VARIANT? Six cases of the troublesome Brazilian variant of coronavirus which scientists believe is more contagious and more resistant to vaccines have been found in Britain, officials announced today. 'This new variant demonstrates how serious Covid is and reinforces the need to minimise the spread of the virus.' In January, a coronavirus variant from Brazil was found in the UK - but it was not the 'variant of concern'. The Government also said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 6,035 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

Source: The Nation February 28, 2021 18:56 UTC