First cases of Manaus variant of Covid from Brazil is found in UK

First cases of Manaus variant of Covid from Brazil is found in UK: Mutant strain may spread quicker and respond less well to vaccines By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 17:05 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 17:07 GMT, 28 February 2021 Public Health England (PHE) have identified the first UK cases of the Manaus … Read more

Brazilian city Manaus where dead bodies were piled up in refrigerated trucks may have herd immunity

A Brazilian city where the dead bodies of coronavirus victims had to be piled up in refrigerated trucks may have reached herd immunity against the disease without a lockdown, scientists say. Manaus has witnessed a sharp but unexplained fall in Covid-19 cases, deaths and hospitalisations — despite a lack of control measures, suggesting the coronavirus … Read more