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Japan finds new coronavirus variant in travellers from Brazil
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in four travellers from Brazil’s Amazonas state, Japan’s Health Ministry said on Sunday, the latest new mutation of the virus discovered.
New coronavirus variant found in travelers from Brazil, Japan says
“At the moment, there is no proof showing the new variant found in those from Brazil is high in infectiousness,” a health official said.
New coronavirus variant, different from that found in UK and South Africa, found in travelers from Brazil: Japan government
The new variant differs from highly-infectious variants first found in Britain and South Africa that have driven a surge in cases, health officials said.