Mystery person infected with COVID 'variant of concern' found in UK - China.org.cn

A mystery person infected with the coronavirus "variant of concern" that first emerged in Brazil has been found in Britain, local media reported Friday.

The latest development came after six cases of the P1 variant had been found in Britain last week, but one of the cases was still unidentified as this person had failed to complete the test registration card properly.

It is understood that British health officials have found the person and traced all of their contacts, the BBC reported.

There are concerns that this variant may spread more easily, might evade the immune system, or that vaccines might be less effective against it.

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said the current vaccines deployed in Britain had "not yet been studied against this variant" but that work is under way to "understand what impact it might have."