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The P1 or 'Brazilian' variant: what we know about new Covid strain

19-04-2021 11:58 Here's what we know about The "Brazil variant" — a more contagious mutation of the coronavirus that emerged in the Amazon late last year.

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Argentina tightens Covid measures as new virus variants arrive

31-03-2021 14:47 National and regional governments tighten health and sanitary measures against Covid-19 amid concerns over the arrival of new variants of the virus in the country.

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Bolsonaro changes health minister again, as Brazil's Covid cases surge

16-03-2021 09:19 Bolsonaro to appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as health minister, the fourth to hold the post during the pandemic, as the country's health system staggers amid surging Covid-19 cases.

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Brazil shunned as a Covid superspreader by nervous neighbours

14-03-2021 07:39 Leading the world in daily deaths and the source of a worrying Amazonian variant, Brazil is a cause of deep anxiety for world health officials and its neighbours, who are barring their gates.

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New coronavirus strains enters Argentina from Brazil

09-02-2021 17:19 Argentina has detected two new coronavirus variants brought into the country by passengers arriving from Brazil, announced Health Minister Ginés González García has revealed.

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Argentina detects first case of British coronavirus variant

16-01-2021 16:24 Argentina has detected its first case of a British-identified coronavirus variant that appears to be more infectious, authorities said Saturday.