COVID-19: UK hunts for mystery carrier of Brazil variant

Tracking down anyone infected with the variant is seen as an essential step in preventing a wider outbreak.

UK health officials are searching for an individual in England who was among six people to have contracted the so-called Brazil variant of the coronavirus, more than two weeks after they tested positive. The highly contagious coronavirus strain, known as P1, was first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus. Tracking down anyone infected with the variant is seen as an essential step in preventing a wider outbreak.