{"id":114952,"date":"2021-03-01T17:54:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=114952"},"modified":"2021-03-01T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:54:31","slug":"matt-hancock-urges-mystery-carrier-with-brazil-covid-variant-to-come-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/matt-hancock-urges-mystery-carrier-with-brazil-covid-variant-to-come-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Hancock urges mystery carrier with Brazil Covid variant to come forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Hancock has pleaded with a mystery person carrying the Brazilian coronavirus variant to contact health officials. <\/p>\n

On Sunday, February 28, the Government announced that six cases of the Brazilian mutation had been identified in the UK. <\/p>\n

Two of the cases were in South Gloucestershire in England and three in Scotland.<\/p>\n

But a sixth individual in England, one of more than a million people tested on February 12-13, has yet to be identified.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a press conference, Hancock asked for anyone who took a Covid test on February 12 or 13 and hadn\u2019t had their results back to get in touch with the NHS. <\/p>\n

He said: "One of the six completed a test but did not successfully complete contact details. We\u2019re therefore asking anyone who took a test on February 12 or 13, but hasn\u2019t received the result back, to please get in touch."<\/p>\n

One of the cases in the household in South Gloucestershire had flown from Brazil via Zurich to London, arriving on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n

All three Scottish cases were identified as people who had flown from Brazil to Aberdeen via Paris and London and had self-isolated for the required 10 days.<\/p>\n

During the conference, Hancock also praised the UK's vaccination rollout. <\/p>\n