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Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous: Study
3 years, 8 months ago

Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous: Study

India Today  

Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly Covid-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to evade antibodies, according to scientists studying the virus. “We believe it’s another escape mechanism the virus is creating to evade the response of antibodies,” said Felipe Naveca, one of the …

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Brazil coronavirus: Why are young people getting sick with Covid-19 ?
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil coronavirus: Why are young people getting sick with Covid-19 ?

CNN  

São Paulo CNN — It took only 10 days from start to finish, from the time 28-year-old Graciane da Silva got sick to the time she died. “That is the big differentiator in this latest wave.” CNN has spoken to nearly a dozen ICU physicians and nurses since mid-January, across multiple hospitals in several Brazilian states. “The numbers of serious …

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‘Catastrophe’ as Brazil hits record-high daily COVID deaths
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Catastrophe’ as Brazil hits record-high daily COVID deaths

Al Jazeera  

Brazil on Tuesday posted its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 in a single day as political infighting exacerbated the country’s health crisis and the pace of its vaccination roll-out faltered. Roughly 10.6 million people of the country’s 212 million population have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to the Health Ministry, with 59,925 new cases reported …

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Continued increase in COVID cases and deaths in LatAm: PAHO
3 years, 10 months ago

Continued increase in COVID cases and deaths in LatAm: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

Officials said the new Brazil variant, as well as two others, have spread to 20 countries in the Americas. “Last week, over 1.8 million people in the Americas became sick with COVID-19 and more than 47,000 died as a result,” PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said in a briefing. “Nearly every country in South America has reported a rise in COVID-19 …

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US coronavirus: Brazil variant of virus detected in US for first time
3 years, 11 months ago

US coronavirus: Brazil variant of virus detected in US for first time

CNN  

CNN — Even with the number of Covid-19 cases coming down, scientists are worrying about variants of the novel coronavirus – one of which has been detected in the United States for the first time. “We’ve seen what happens in other countries that have actually had coronavirus under relatively good control, then these variants took over and they had explosive …

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