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The P1 (Brazilian) variant already accounts for about half of new infections in the Brazilian Amazonian city of Manaus, raising concerns about a greater risk of spread, said Professor Ester Sabino from the University of Sao Paulo, whose team’s preliminary results have been published on the Virological.org forum. The P1 variant accounted for 42% of new infections in Manaus during the period15-23 December. It was 0% in November.
International SOS Comment: The increasing frequency of the detection of the P1 variant may indicate increased transmissibility
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