Coronavirus: South Africa variant found in 4 returnees, Brazil strain in 1

All five found with new strains have been quarantined.

The South African variant has been found in four people who have recently returned to India while Brazil strain has been detected in one, the government said on Tuesday. All five found with new strains have been quarantined. The government also said that the UK variant has been detected in 187 people so far.

The UK Covid-19 variant has spread to 82 countries while the Brazil strain has spread to nine countries so far. The South African strain has also spread widely to 41 countries across the globe including the United States.