UK reports 6 cases of variant from Brazil, one person missing

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The UK confirmed its first 6 cases of P.1, the coronavirus variant first found in Brazil. Officials don't know who one of the people is, or where they are.

Six cases of the coronavirus variant first found in Brazil, called P.1, have been detected in the UK.

One of the people infected didn't complete a test registration card, so officials don't know who it is.Visit the Business section of Insider for more storiesThe coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil, called P.1, has been detected in the UK, but officials are struggling to track down one infected person because they didn't fill out a form with their details.that there were six P.1 cases in total in the UK — three in Scotland and three in England.

PHE also confirmed a"third, currently unlinked case." This was someone that didn't complete a COVID-19 registration form when they took their test, so PHE cannot immediately track them down. PHE has launched an appeal for anyone who took a test on February 12 or February 13, around the time that the test was processed, to come forward. Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said PHE was working with the postal service to try to locate the unidentified person,

 

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