Massachusetts detects Brazilian coronavirus variant in Cape Cod woman
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Massachusetts officials have identified a case of the P.1 coronavirus variant in a Cape Cod woman who first tested positive for the illness in February.
"The best defense against variants of concern is to prevent the spread of COVID," Massachusetts health officials said in the news release. "This includes wearing a mask, social distancing, avoiding groups, staying home when you are sick, getting tested if you have symptoms or are identified as a close contact of someone with COVID, and getting vaccinated when it is your turn." The P.1 variant was first identified in four travelers from Brazil who were tested at an airport outside Tokyo, according to the CDC. The country is currently experiencing a resurgence that is pushing hospital systems to the brink as it’s new health minister, Marcel Queiroga, president of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology, attempts to fix several wrongs.More Related News