Up to six cases of the CCP virus variant first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus have been detected in the UK, Public Health England (PHE) said on Sunday. Three cases were found in England. Three other cases were identified in Scotland, which were not linked to cases in England. Two of the cases in England are from one household in South Gloucestershire with a history of travel to Brazil. One of the infected people, who had travelled to Brazil recently, has been isolating at home with their household since returning to the UK, PHE said. UK health authorities are following up with all passengers on Swiss Air flight LX318 travelling from Sao Paulo via Zurich and landing in London Heathrow on Feb. 10 to test them and their households. PHE said the risk to the wider community is low, but surge asymptomatic testing has been deployed in South …
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