Brazil COVID19 Strain
Brazilian strain of Coronavirus found in 3 Peruvian regions – Health Minister
Lima/Sputnik: The Brazilian strain of the coronavirus has been detected in three regions of Peru: Loreto, Huanuco and Lima, Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti said.
“The National Institute of Health has confirmed that the Brazilian strain of the coronavirus had been found in three regions of our country: Loreto (northeast), Huanuco (north) and Lima (center),” Mazzetti said addressing the Congress on Thursday.
She added that the coronavirus of the second wave is more contagious than of the first one.
The B.1.1.28.1 strain of the coronavirus was detected in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro in late December.
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