coronavirus found in Brazil has now entered into Scotland. Three people tested positive for the variant after arriving home from a trip to Brazil in early February, the Scottish Government confirmed this evening.
All of the cases were identified in Scottish residents who travelled from the South American country via Paris and London before landing in Aberdeen.The strain of the virus was then discovered while they were self-isolating for 10 days under the Government's quarantine rules.Initial close contacts are said to have been identified by health officials.
But work is now being done to ensure that a further group of people who could have been infected by the strain are ordered to isolate and be tested for the Covid.An additional three.