The Brazilian Covid variant detected in the UK is running rife in the Amazon city where it first emerged, despite the population approaching herd immunity - suggesting the new strain can evade existing antibodies.
Scientists believe that around 75 per cent of Manaus population was infected by the virus during Brazil s disastrous first wave last year, which should have given it one of the highest levels of immunity in the world.
But despite this, Manaus has suffered a resurgence in infections blamed on the P1 variant - with hospitals running out of oxygen last month and record numbers of burials taking place in the city.
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The northern Amazonas state is facing a scarcity of oxygen to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients amid a surge in cases. A new more contagious variant of the virus could already be the most dominant in the region. © Michael Dantas/AFP/Getty Images Amazonas state is short of oxygen to help COVID-19 patients with breathing
Amazonas state in northern Brazil has admitted it is running short of oxygen to help those hospitalized with COVID-19 to breathe as the country struggles with a new variant of the coronavirus.