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Three cases of the variant from Brazil have been identified in Ireland. By Lauren Boland Saturday 20 Feb 2021, 1:38 PM Feb 20th 2021, 12:41 PM 44,444 Views 93 Comments
Updated Feb 20th 2021, 1:38 PM
THE NEW VARIANT of Covid-19 first seen in Brazil has been identified in Ireland, with three cases confirmed to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
The three cases are directly associated with recent travel from Brazil, the Department of Health said last night.
Ireland has joined a growing list of European countries that have reported a small number of cases of the variant, which includes France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
The variant has been named the P.1. lineage, and it was first identified by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Japan.
AN ALERT was issued last night after three cases of the potentially more infectious Brazilian coronavirus variant as detected in three airline travellers here.
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