Brazil confirms first two cases of the new Deltacron variant of Covid

Brazil confirms first two cases of the new Deltacron variant of Covid
March 16, 2022, 6:15 am

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The Xinhua reported, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday, Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been monitoring the spread of Deltacron since early March, after it was first identified in France.

Queiroga said, referring to two northern states: "Our genomic surveillance service has already identified two cases in Brazil. One in Amapa, another in Para."

Queiroga said that despite a decline in the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Brazil, health authorities must remain vigilant. He urged the public to get fully vaccinated.

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According to the latest data from the Health Ministry, Brazil on Monday reported 11,287 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 more deaths from the disease in 24 hours, accumulating 29,380,063 confirmed cases and 655,249 deaths since the onset of the pandemic.

Source: xinhua

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