direct to your inboxThe missing person who tested positive for a coronavirus 'variant of concern', first identified in Manaus, Brazil, has reportedly been found.Health officials were hunting for the unknown individual after six cases of the P1 variant were detected in England and Scotland towards the end of last week.One of the six cases could not be tracked because a form filled in on their arrival in the country had missing details.The missing individual has now been found after a five-day
NHS Grampian introduces 'additional safety measures' in bid to control Scots cases of Brazil coronavirus variant
28.02.2021 - 22:42 / dailyrecord.co.uk
mutant strain of coronavirus first found in Brazil.NHS Grampian released a statement to "reassure" those in the area after the Scottish Government this evening revealed cases of the variant were identified in the north east of the country.All of the people who tested positive with the strain traveled from Brazil via Paris and London to Aberdeen in early February.The three Scottish residents all returned a positive test for the virus while they were doing their 10-day period of
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dailyrecord.co.uk
04.03.2021 / 08:13
Oil firm defends bringing Brazilian Covid variant with them on flight to Scotland
Covid variant.They all tested positive for coronavirus after flying into Aberdeen Airport.Yesterday Health Secretary Jeane Freeman confirmed that 34 people on the flight with three Scots infected with the new Brazilian variant remain ‘unaccounted for’.
dailyrecord.co.uk
03.03.2021 / 16:51
'No evidence' of Brazil coronavirus variant community spread in Scotland
coronavirus variant identified in three cases in Scotland.Scotland's chief medical officer said there is 'nothing to suggest' it has escaped into local communities after it was revealed three of the six cases of the new variant were identified north of the border.
variety.com
02.03.2021 / 16:58
Brazil’s ‘The Last Forest’ Throws Spotlight on Endangered Amazon
Anna Marie de la Fuente As the only Brazilian film selected in Berlinale’s Panorama sidebar, documentary “The Last Forest” by Luis Bolognesi hopes to shine a blazing light on the grave issues affecting the Amazon and its indigenous inhabitants.Since taking office in 2019, populist president Jair Bolsonaro has allowed gold prospectors to exploit these lands despite a law meant to protect them. Deforestation of the Amazon has more than doubled during his tenure.
dailyrecord.co.uk
02.03.2021 / 16:20
Three coronavirus 'variants of concern' being studied by health experts in Scotland
health officials in Scotland have identified three coronavirus ‘variants of concern’ that have so far emerged in the UK. Three cases of a mutant strain, first discovered in Japan and linked to a significant outbreak in Brazil, were identified in Scotland on Sunday.
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01.03.2021 / 21:37
Brazil variant being tracked “very closely” after first UK cases identified
the new Brazilian P1 coronavirus variant, she told the Downing Street briefing, led by health secretary Matt Hancock.
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01.03.2021 / 17:50
Matt Hancock to hold coronavirus press conference this afternoon - what time and what will he say?
direct to your inboxMatt Hancock will hold a government press briefing on coronavirus this afternoon.The Health Secretary will be speaking from Downing Street at 5pm. It comes after the first cases of a Brazilian 'variant of concern' were identified in the UK.
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01.03.2021 / 16:50
What is the Brazilian variant and are scientists concerned about it?
direct to your inboxThe first six coronavirus cases involving the Brazilian 'variant of concern' have been found in the UK.Public Health England has identified three cases of the variant, which was first detected in the Brazilian city of Manaus in January, in England and three in Scotland.Three cases are Scottish residents who flew to Aberdeen from Brazil via Paris and London, who all tested positive while self-isolating.Two cases in England are from the same household in South Gloucestershire
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01.03.2021 / 16:08
No new coronavirus deaths and 386 positive cases overnight as mutant Brazilian strain discovered in Scotland
coronavirus overnight as a further 386 positive cases were discovered in Scotland.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced the latest figures at the daily coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Monday.A total number of 824 are being treated in hospital with 71 of those in intensive care.The latest figures bring the death toll for Scotland to 7,131 on the one-year anniversary of the first case being discovered in Scotland.Nationwide contact tracing is underway after three people were found to have
dailyrecord.co.uk
01.03.2021 / 15:03
People infected with coronavirus 'could still catch Brazil variant', expert warns
Covid-19 found in the UK could likely infect people who have already had coronavirus, according to an expert in communicable diseases.Six cases of the concerning P.1 variant were confirmed in the UK over the weekend - three in Scotland and three in England.The Scottish Government revealed cases of the variant were identified in the north-east of the country during 10-day period of self-isolation after travelling from Brazil via Paris and London to Aberdeen in early February.Danny Altmann,
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01.03.2021 / 13:48
Hunt for missing patient with Brazil Covid variant - could it be you?
Brazil Covid-19 strain.Six cases of the concerning P.1 variant were confirmed in the UK over the weekend - three in Scotland and three in England.Health officials have identified five of the cases but are urgently scrambling to find the sixth as their identity and location is unknown.The infected individual failed to complete their test registration card so their contact details are absent sparking a a hunt to track them down, according to Public Health England.No vaccine data currently exists