Brazil detects new COVID-19 variant similar to South African
Brazil currently accounts for about a quarter of COVID-19 daily deaths worldwide, more than any other country.
This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti(photo credit: NIAID-RML/FILE PHOTO/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: